Eragrostis paniciformis (A.Braun) Steud.
First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 268 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced into:
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, India, Queensland, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Poa paniciformis A.Braun in Flora 24: 274 (1841)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis fumigata Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 109 (1930)
- Eragrostis keniensis Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1125 (1927)
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ferreira, J.P.R. & Zanin, A. (2014). Diversidade das Tribos Eragrostideae Stapf e Zoysieae Benth. (Poaceae - Chloridoideae) na Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 69: 175-199.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- 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.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
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.
- 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.
- Ferreira, J.P.R. & Zanin, A. (2014). Diversidade das Tribos Eragrostideae Stapf e Zoysieae Benth. (Poaceae - Chloridoideae) na Ilha de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 69: 175-199.
- Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
- 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.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
- Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 21(1958).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 32(1965).
- Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 19 (1947).
- F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 458 (1956).
- K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 32(1960).
- Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 164 (1955).
- Steud., Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 268 (1854).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 1, 1969 | Hitchcock, A. S. [25066], Kenya | K000366362 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Braun, A. [s.n.], Ethiopia | K000366405 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Braun, A., Ethiopia | K000366406 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Bidgood, S. [5042], Tanzania | K000190270 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- 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