Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis polytricha Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 507 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida, Texas to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Escobar, I. & al. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Eragrostis Wolf en Chile, basada en análisis estadísticos multivariados. Gayana. Botánica 68: 49-85.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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/.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Widgren, J.F. [s.n.], Brazil K000983615 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Mimura, I. [97], Brazil K000983637 Yes
Dec 1, 2013 Eiten, G. [2876], Brazil K000983636 Yes
Dec 1, 2013 Dombrowski, L.T. [1403], Brazil K000983646 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Riedel [727], Brazil K000983626 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Smith, L.B. [12465], Brazil K000983639 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Skvcrtzov, B. [327], Brazil K000983631 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Skvortzov, B. [301], Brazil K000983632 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Burchell, W.J. [3933], Brazil K000983617 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou, A. [22528], Brazil K000983619 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [17378], Brazil K000983621 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [22329], Brazil K000983618 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [22580], Brazil K000983620 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Irwin, H.S. [9260], Brazil K000983623 Yes
Sep 1, 1943 Burchell, W.J. [4218-2], Brazil K001059055 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16617], Bahia K000001352 Yes
Hoehne, W. [12883], Brazil K000983638 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.D [6732], Brazil K000983648 Yes
Eiten, G. [1623], Brazil K000983633 Yes
Glaziou [17948], Brazil K000983624 Yes
Rosengurtt, B. [9608], Brazil K000983640 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4227], Brazil K000983645 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5305], Brazil K001059145 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4428], Brazil K000983641 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [45916], Brazil K000983649 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [15043], Brazil K000983644 Yes
Barbosa, J. [699], Brazil K000983634 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4511], Brazil K000983614 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4896], Brazil K000983616 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4368], Brazil K000983625 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [21794], Brazil K000983627 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7306], Brazil K000983628 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [1945], Brazil K000983629 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [3613], Brazil K000983647 Yes
Castellanos, A. [24406], Brazil K000983643 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T. [1417], Brazil K001054715 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5543], Brazil K000983642 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [76B], Brazil K000983630 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4505], Brazil K000983635 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [7579], Brazil K000983622 Yes
Fendler, A. [1700], Venezuela K001467210 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0