Distribution
Native to:
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Agrostis bogdanii Bogdan in Rev. List Kenya Grass.: 32 (1958), nom. nud.
- Agrostis burttii C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 305 (1936)
- Agrostis friesiorum C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 305 (1937)
- Agrostis kilimandscharica var. densior Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 514 (1926)
- Agrostis kilimandscharica var. micrantha Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 514 (1926)
- Agrostis kilimandscharica var. sororia (C.E.Hubb.) C.E.Hubb. in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 15: 51 (1957)
- Agrostis leioclada C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 306 (1936)
- Agrostis sororia C.E.Hubb. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 303 (1936)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the 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.
- 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
- Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
- 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.
- 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. 32 (1958).
- C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 10: 186 (1937).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 19 (1965).
- Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 1 (1947).
- K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 14 (1960).
- Mez in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 18: 2 (1922).
- O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 50, 261 (1957).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1967 | Coe, M. [728], Kenya | K000334139 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 1967 | Verdcourt, B. [1995], Kenya | K000334142 | No | ||
| Sep 1, 1967 | Wood, D. [742], Kenya | K000334146 | No | ||
| St. Clair-Thompson [940], Tanzania | K000367454 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| St. Clair-Thompson [940], Tanzania | K000367456 | Yes | |||
| Fries, R.E. [1200], Kenya | K000367457 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Hedberg, O. [1664], Kenya | K000334141 | No | |||
| Hedberg, O. [4331], Kenya | K000334140 | No | |||
| Davidse, G. [7003], Kenya | K000334144 | No | |||
| St. Clair-Thompson [940], Tanzania | K000367455 | Yes | |||
| Watt, L.W. [1128], Kenya | K000334148 | No | |||
| Hedberg, O. [4436], Kenya | K000334147 | No | |||
| Bjornstad, A. [395], Kenya | K000334143 | No | |||
| Hedberg, O. [2022], Kenya | K000334145 | No | |||
| Oct 1, 1954 | Oliver [16], Uganda | Agrostis kilimandscharica var. sororia | K000367459 | Yes | |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Oliver [16], Uganda | Agrostis kilimandscharica var. sororia | K000367460 | Yes | |
| Oct 1, 1954 | Oliver [16], Uganda | Agrostis kilimandscharica var. sororia | K000367458 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Jan 1, 1937 | Burrt, B. D. [3176], Congo, DRC | Agrostis burttii | K000367476 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1937 | Burrt, B. D. [3176], Congo, DRC | Agrostis burttii | K000367477 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1937 | Burrt, B. D. [3176], Congo, DRC | Agrostis burttii | K000367475 | Yes |
Sources
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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
- 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