Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis maypurensis (Kunth) Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 276 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D., Peterson, P.M. & Sánchez Vega, I. (2012). The genus Eragrostis (Poaceae : Chloridoideae) in northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) : morphological and taxonomic studies: 1-195. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. 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.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 16, 1985 Colombia K001467357 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell [8725-2] Brazil K001075470 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell [8752-5] Brazil K001075471 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Burchell [6897] Brazil K001075466 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Felippe, G.M.; Campos, J.M.F. [2986] Brazil K001075477 Yes
Feb 19, 1966 Venezuela K001467380 No
Jan 1, 1965 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4379] Brazil K001075475 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4500] Brazil K001075456 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 G.Eiten; Eiten, L.T. [4121] Brazil K001075473 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4710] Brazil K001075474 Yes
Jan 1, 1906 Peru K001467381 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13478] Honduras K002948590 Yes
Geyskes, D.G. [140] Suriname K002949392 No
Davidse, G.; Ramamoorthy, T.P.; Vital, D.M. [11783] Brazil K002949406 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1264] Guyana K002949386 No
Dwyer, J.D.; Liesner, R. [12147] Belize K002948581 Yes
[Seemann] [1452] Mexico K002948563 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3103] Mexico K002948565 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12763] Mexico K002948566 Yes
Spruce, R. [94] Brazil K001075463 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2192] Mexico K000465844 No
Thurn, E.F.I. [s.n.] Guyana K002949385 No
Hinton, G.B. [4716] Mexico K000465846 No
Jenman, G.S. [6196] Guyana K002949367 No
Narvaez, E. [537] Nicaragua K002948593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K002949395 No
Hinton, G.B. [9817] Mexico K000465845 No
Schomburgk, R.; Judziewicz, E.J. [1004] Guyana K002949387 No
Skog, L.; Feuillet, C. [7517] French Guiana K002949394 No
Melville; Martyn [361] Guyana K002949382 No
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13865] Honduras K002948587 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [274] Guyana K002949366 No
Skutch, A.F. [4022] Costa Rica K002948597 Yes
Bernoulli [1[6]9] Guatemala K002948572 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [1004] Guyana K002949388 No
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2469] Brazil K002949410 No
Gardner [s.n.] Brazil K001075458 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-Noorman, J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Westra, L.Y.T. [7714] Guyana K002949372 No
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13779] Honduras K002948585 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Lucas, M. [13081] Costa Rica K002948594 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3068] Costa Rica K002948596 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6137] Brazil K001075465 Yes
F. Chinchilla Pe[n]a [s.n.] El Salvador K002948591 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11295] Costa Rica K002948599 Yes
Hekking, W.H.A. [1174] Suriname K002949393 No
Woody [687] French Guiana K002949398 No
Matuda, E. [2131] Mexico K002948561 Yes
Spruce [733] Brazil K001075482 Yes
P.J.M.; Maas, H. [323] Brazil K002949402 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11546] Costa Rica K002948598 Yes
[Woody] [692] French Guiana K002949400 No
Standley, P.C. [76328] Guatemala K002948569 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8869] Mexico K002948562 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.S.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3645] Guyana K002949373 No
Wood, J.R.I. [4213] Colombia K001467360 Yes
Melville; Martyn [362] Guyana K002949384 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12125] Honduras K002948588 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [788] Belize K002948583 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12483] Honduras K002948589 Yes
[Ntartyn] [127] Guyana K002949364 No
Karrison, S.G. [652] Guyana K002949363 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002948559 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3632] Guyana K002949379 No
Hatschbach, G. [34608] Brazil K001075453 Yes
Gaumer, G.F.; Millspaugh, C.F. [s.n.] Mexico K002948568 Yes
Brazil K000308809 Type Yes
Burchell [8688-2] Brazil K001075469 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001075457 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [467] Guyana K002949362 No
Edwards, P.J. [2908] Guyana K002949375 No
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; De Carvalho, A.M.D.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21806] Brazil K002949408 No
Valls, J.F.M.; Mochiutti, S.; Rabelo, B. [11646] Brazil K002949401 No
Lamb, A.F.A. [152] Belize K002948579 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [2248] Guyana K002949365 No
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.; Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [209] Guyana K002949369 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002948560 Yes
Moricand [s.n.] Brazil K001075461 Yes
Brazil K000308810 Type Yes
Glaziou [10155] Brazil K001075460 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1312] Guyana K002949381 No
[Ad. Canduz] [13746] Costa Rica K002948595 Yes
Salzman [s.n.] Brazil K001075459 Yes
[Dehesson] [s.n.] French Guiana K002949377 No
Smart, H.P. [7] Belize K002948584 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [9560] Mexico K002948567 Yes
s.coll. [1042] French Guiana K002949397 No
Hoock, J. [1343] Guyana K002949374 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11553] Costa Rica K002948600 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [1279] Brazil K001075454 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Felippe, G.M. [2918] Brazil K001075479 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1093] Belize K002948582 Yes
Smart, H.P. [10] Belize K002948574 Yes
G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [56661] Brazil K002949409 No
Goodland, R. [583] Guyana K002949370 No
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-Noorman, J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Westra, L.Y.T. [7659] Guyana K002949371 No
Hoehne, W. [3412] Brazil K001075481 Yes
Graham, V. [R1] Guyana K002949378 No
Smart, H.P. [10] Belize K002948573 Yes
Baker, C.F. [4] Brazil K001075472 Yes
Noblick, L.R. [2073] Brazil K002949407 No
Abraham [350] Guyana K002949390 No
Imaguire, N. [436] Brazil K001075480 Yes
Smart, H.P. [32] Belize K002948575 Yes
Nichols, C.E. [112] Nicaragua K002948592 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13848] Honduras K002948586 Yes
Sagot [699] French Guiana K002949396 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Guyana K002949389 No
Ule, E. [8035] Brazil K001075455 Yes
Smart, H.P. [7] Belize K002948578 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; De Carvalho, A.M.D.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21307] Brazil K002949404 No
Martius [s.n.] Brazil K001075462 Yes
Davidse, G.; Brant, A.E. [32944] Belize K002948577 Yes
Burchell [9700] Brazil K001075468 Yes
Burchell [8676-2] Brazil K001075467 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [6151] Brazil K001075476 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6774] Guyana K002949368 No
[Gandner] [2338] Brazil K000308808 Type Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1773] Guyana K002949380 No
Whitton, B.A. [341] Guyana K002949383 No
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Felippe, G.M.; Campos, J.M.F. [3058] Brazil K001075478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002949376 No
Hatschbach, G. [31875] Brazil K001075452 Yes
Smart, H.P. [72] Belize K002948576 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000308811 Type Yes
[Ecilmen] [30] Guatemala K002948571 Yes
Palmer, E. [286] Mexico K002948564 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [468] Guyana K002949391 No
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; De Carvalho, A.M.D.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L. [23018] Brazil K002949405 No
Berg, C.C. [267] Brazil K002949403 No
Standley, P.C. [89167] Guatemala K002948570 Yes
Dwyer, J.D.; Liesner, R. [12212] Belize K002948580 Yes
Kuhlmann, M. [4124] Brazil K001075464 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12251] Mexico K002948284 Yes
[Woody] [686] French Guiana K002949399 No
Panama K001467354 Yes
Panama K001467355 Yes
Colombia K001467356 Yes
Colombia K001467358 Yes
Colombia K001467359 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [4213], Colombia K001467360 Yes
Colombia K001467361 Yes
Colombia K001467362 Yes
Colombia K001467363 Yes
Colombia K001467364 Yes
Colombia K001467365 Yes
Colombia K001467366 Yes
Colombia K001467367 Yes
Venezuela K001467368 Yes
Venezuela K001467369 Yes
Venezuela K001467370 Yes
Venezuela K001467371 Yes
Venezuela K001467372 Yes
Venezuela K001467373 Yes
Venezuela K001467374 Yes
Venezuela K001467375 Yes
Venezuela K001467376 Yes
Venezuela K001467377 Yes
Venezuela K001467378 Yes
Venezuela K001467379 Yes

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