Poaceae
Acroceras

Acroceras attenuatum Renvoize

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 556 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa to Mozambique. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Renv. in Kew Bulletin 34: 556 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 11, 1992 Robertson, S.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [6264] Kenya K000489845 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Allan, J.A. [109] Kenya K000489849 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4714] Kenya K000489847 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [300] Kenya K000489848 Yes
Magogo, F.M.; Glover, P.E. [235] Kenya K000489844 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Glover, P.E. [772] Kenya K000489846 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [1446] Tanzania K000282375 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0