Poaceae
Agrostis

Agrostis trachyphylla Pilg.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 512 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. DR Congo to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 31 (1958).
  • C. E. Hubbard in Flora of Tropical Africa 10: 189 (1937).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 19 (1965).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 13 (1960).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 51, 261 (1957).
  • Pilg. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 9: 512 (1926).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1967 Pelley, S.L.E. [3442], Kenya K000334129 No
Jan 1, 1937 Fries, R.E. [1308], Kenya K000367452 Unknown type material Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Rob, E. [1308], Kenya K000334134 No
Jan 1, 1937 Mearns, E.A. [1625], Kenya K000334128 No
Fries, R.E. [1308c], Kenya K000367451 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1925], Kenya K000334130 No
Hedberg, O. [1725], Kenya K000334132 No
Bjornstad, A. [393], Kenya K000334131 No
Allt, G. [19], Kenya K000334133 No
Linder [3665], Kenya K000334127 No

Sources

  • 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

    • 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