Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter
Distribution
Native to:
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen
Introduced into:
Angola, Argentina Northwest, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil North, Cape Provinces, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Réunion, Senegal, South Australia, South Carolina, South European Russi, Sudan, Switzerland, Tasmania, Ukraine, Victoria, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis pilosa var. tef (Zuccagni) Fiori in Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 123 (1923)
- Poa tef Zuccagni in Diss. Ditef: s.p. (1775)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cynodon abyssinicus (Jacq.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 302 (1825)
- Eragrostis abessinica Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 192 (1827), orth. var.
- Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 192 (1827)
- Eragrostis abyssinica var. alba Hochst. ex Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 64 (1903 publ. 1902)
- Eragrostis abyssinica var. viriidis Hochst. ex Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 64 (1903 publ. 1902)
- Eragrostis pilosa subsp. abyssinica (Jacq.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 374 (1900)
- Eragrostis tef subsp. spiciformis (Serp.) Portal & H.Scholz in Eragrostis France & Europe Occid.: 309 (2002)
- Eragrostis tef f. spiciformis Serp. in Trudy Prikl. Bot. Selekts. 14: 141 (1924)
- Poa abyssinica Jacq. in Misc. Austriac. 2: 364 (1781)
- Poa cerealis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 20 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Poa flaccida Moench ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 561 (1840), pro syn.
- Poa radicans Moench in Methodus: 186 (1794)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
- Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
- Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
- Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
- Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
- Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
- Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
- Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 18(1958).
- Ciferri & Baldrati, Cereali dell’Africa Italiana II. Teff (1939).
- Ciferri in Atti Ist. Bot. Univ. Pavia, ser. 5, 2: 166 (1944).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 31(1965).
- Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 20 (1947).
- K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 30(1960).
- Trotter in Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1918: 62 (1918).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Schimper [798], Ethiopia | K000366409 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [1970], Ethiopia | K000366410 | Yes | |||
Dolanker [s.n.], Ethiopia | K000366411 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Swartz [s.n.], Ethiopia | K000366412 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [1927], Ethiopia | K000366413 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [962], Ethiopia | K000366414 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [963], Ethiopia | K000366415 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [1929], Ethiopia | K000366416 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [1929], Ethiopia | K000366417 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Schimper [961], Ethiopia | K000366418 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
McCallum Webster, M. [5089], United Kingdom | K001082331 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0