Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis brownii (Kunth) Nees

First published in R.Wight, Cat. Indian Pl. 4: 105 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Easter Island. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Easter Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Hawaii, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Kottekkattu, T. & Pradeep, A.K. (2018). Eragrostis brownii (Poaceae: Eragrostidinae), a new record for India. Taiwania 63: 84-88.
  • 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.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • 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.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Wright, C. [s.n.] K000907148 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Shan, L.F. [s.n.], Hong Kong K000907149 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Merrill [Species Blancoanae no. 170], Philippines K000290375 isoneotype Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Carr, C.E. [11105], Papua New Guinea K000290387 isotype Yes
May 1, 1982 Boorman, J.L. [882 A], New South Wales K000643460 Yes
May 1, 1982 Brown, R. [6284 A], Australia K000643465 Unknown type material Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Brown, R. [6283], Australia K000643464 syntype Yes
Mar 1, 1964 Brown, R. [6284 B], Australia K000643466 Unknown type material Yes
Smitinand, T. [5959], Thailand K000682455 No
Smitinand, T. [6783], Thailand K000682456 No
Floto, F. [7603], Thailand K000682449 No
Sorensen, Th. [4450], Thailand K000682450 No
Sorensen, Th. [5220], Thailand K000682451 No
Larsen, K. [2110], Thailand K000682453 No
Larsen, K. [31650], Thailand K000682454 No
s.coll. [1348], Australia K000643463 lectotype Yes
Adamson [455], Australia K000643467 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [882 B], New South Wales K000643461 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [882 C], New South Wales K000643462 Yes
Laegaard [21627], Thailand K000682457 No
Sorensen, Th. [5220], Thailand K000682452 No
Bhat, K.G. [794 B], India Eragrostis santapaui K000245114 isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Cuming, H. [668], Philippines Eragrostis spartinoides K000290374 isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1965 Misan, R. [801], Australia Eragrostis spartinoides K000907494 Yes
Mar 1, 1965 Brown, R. [6282], Australia Eragrostis spartinoides K000907495 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9369], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621475 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11416], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621477 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11416], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621478 No
Smitinand, T. [3061], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682505 No
Hambananda, C. [213], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682506 No
van Beusekom, C.F. [4511], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682508 No
Smitinand, T. [4879], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682509 No
Smitinand, T. [4879], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682511 No
Lazarides, M. [7453], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682513 No
Macrae [s.n.], Line Is. Eragrostis spartinoides K000643568 Yes
Smitinand, T. [3621], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682504 No
Lazarides, M. [7480], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682516 No
Smitinand, T. [4879], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682512 No
Lazarides, M. [7465], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682515 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [8071], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621472 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [9369], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621474 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [9547], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621476 No
Smitinand, T. [4879], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682510 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [8467], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621473 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [17651], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621479 No
Lazarides, M. [7467], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682514 No
Chroenphol, C. [4928], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682507 No
Larsen, K. [10058], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682517 No
Macrae [s.n.], Line Is. Eragrostis spartinoides K000643569 Yes
Put [4165], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000621480 No
Larsen, K. [50], Thailand Eragrostis spartinoides K000682518 No

Sources

  • 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • 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