Poaceae
Anthephora

Anthephora pubescens Nees

First published in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 74 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Dry parts of Africa, Iran. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Iran, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Nees, Fl. Afr. Austr.: 74 (1841).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [84] Namibia K000450387 Yes
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [78] Namibia K000450386 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2498] Botswana K002818426 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [2370] Namibia K002818544 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1580] Kenya K002818325 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, J.B. [2442] Ethiopia K002818275 Yes
de Menezes, A. [853] Angola K002818456 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [s.n.] Somalia K002818289 Yes
Vorontsova, M.S.; Mashau, A.C.; Lehmann, C.; Solofondranohatra, C.L.; Archibald, S.; Rickenback, J. [2319] South Africa K001930376 No
AFB/MMC [S.W.A.3634] Namibia K001612058 Yes
AFB/MMC [S.W.A.3634] Namibia K001612039 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 847] Namibia K001625414 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 847] Namibia K001625422 Yes
s.coll. [B 7585] Botswana K001625380 Yes
Braun [s.n.] Ethiopia K002818278 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-224] Botswana K002818428 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3409] Botswana K002818427 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [756] Namibia K002818511 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2498] Botswana K002818449 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9502] K002818524 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [38] Botswana K002818446 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [510] Namibia K002818512 Yes
Couto, C. [321] Angola K002818458 Yes
Kotschy [367] Ethiopia K000281091 Isotype Yes
Kotschy [367] Ethiopia K000281090 Isotype Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9485] Namibia K002818547 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8065] Ethiopia K002818287 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [6576] Botswana K002818440 Yes
Strey, R.G. [2121] Namibia K002818538 Yes
[F. S. Robertson] [644] Botswana K002818443 Yes
Brown, R.C. [s.n.] Botswana K002818430 Yes
de Winter, B. [3992] Namibia K002818509 Yes
Mott, P.J. [41] Botswana K002818431 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1093] Eritrea K002818285 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [62] Botswana K002818445 Yes
Myre, M.; de Carvalho, M.F. [1596] Mozambique K002818421 Yes
de Winter, B. [7304] Botswana K002818438 Yes
Oberdieck, H.D.; Werdermann, E. [2325 A] Namibia K002818543 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [2760] Botswana K002818453 Yes
s.coll. [11150] Angola K002818455 Yes
Seydel, R. [3857] Namibia K002818507 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9527] K002818519 Yes
Wilson, G. [190] Uganda K002818318 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5622] Namibia K002818510 Yes
Story, R. [6128] Namibia K002818520 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [2285] Namibia K002818517 Yes
{Myre; Lousã; Rosa} [5729] Mozambique K002818420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002818280 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8535] Namibia K002818545 Yes
Story, R. [4935] Botswana K002818436 Yes
Giess, W. [11257] Namibia K002818506 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [265] Botswana K002818434 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9737] Namibia K002818549 Yes
Pappi, A. [146] Eritrea K002818281 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2244] Botswana K002818424 Yes
Allen, A. [307] Botswana K002818450 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12950] Eritrea K002818282 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9670] K002818521 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9408] Namibia K002818548 Yes
Kolberg, H.H.; Loots, S.; Moses, R. [HK1224] Namibia K002818503 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7135] Botswana K002818452 Yes
Müller, M.; Kolberg, H. [2104] Namibia K002818505 Yes
Story, R. [4721] Botswana K002818441 Yes
Harbor, C.C. [6324] Botswana K002818433 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3157] Botswana K002818454 Yes
s.coll. [118] Botswana K002818439 Yes
[Otto Weber] [14] Botswana K002818447 Yes
Venn, A.C. [11] Namibia K002818504 Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [162] Ethiopia K000281089 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williams, M. [s.n.] Namibia K002818523 Yes
Schoenfelder, E.B. [22] Namibia K002818508 Yes
Schimper [71] Ethiopia K000281087 Type Yes
Schimper [71] Ethiopia K000281086 Type Yes
Schimper [71] Ethiopia K000281088 Isotype Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-15] Botswana K002818429 Yes
s.coll. [69] Botswana K002818437 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3674] Uganda K002818316 No
Tinley, K.L. [2969] Mozambique K002818435 Yes
de Winter, B. [2894] Namibia K002818518 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1840] Uganda K002818321 Yes
Maguire, B. [BM7842] Botswana K002818451 Yes
Russell, G.; Smook [5386] Namibia K002818542 Yes
[G. Douse] [22] Botswana K002818432 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3733] Uganda K002818317 Yes
Harker, K.W. [462] Uganda K002818320 Yes
Seydel, R. [4193] South Africa K002818516 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [4453] Namibia K002818539 Yes
Schoenfelder, E.B. [23] Namibia K002818514 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3126] Namibia K002818537 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [86] Eritrea K002818286 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3345] Uganda K002818319 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6839] Kenya K002818322 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3563] South Africa K002818513 Yes
de Winter, B. [2384] Namibia K002818515 Yes
{Azancot de Menezes} [1552] Angola K002818457 Yes
Drake-Brockmann [426] Somalia K002818288 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3352] Botswana K002818442 Yes
Champion, A.M. [T174] Kenya K002818323 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1755] Zimbabwe K002818423 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [382] Ethiopia K002818279 Yes
Broun, R.C. [7585] Botswana K002818425 Yes
M. [Luchaim] [s.n.] Namibia K002818522 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2718] Ethiopia K002818284 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [77] Botswana K002818444 Yes
Schimpe [310] Ethiopia K002818276 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [2911] Zimbabwe K002818422 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [59] Botswana K002818448 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2664] Ethiopia K002818277 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4955] Kenya K002818324 Yes
{Myre; Lousã; Rosa} [5704] Mozambique K002818419 Yes
Giess, W.; Müller, M. [12080] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818531 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5486] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818502 Yes
Seydel, R. [951] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818532 Yes
de Winter; Hardy [8208] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818494 Yes
de Winter, B. [330[7]] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818501 Yes
Hines, C.J.H. [423] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818528 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6476] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818529 Yes
Dinter, K. [5090] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818493 Yes
Potgieter, J.A. [126] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818527 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6241A] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818525 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2059] Anthephora ramosa K002818533 Yes
de Winter, B. [3370] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818495 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Giess, W. [1660] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818500 Yes
Boss, G. [12] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818497 Yes
de Winter; Hardy [8224] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818534 Yes
Giess, W.; Müller, N. [11733] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818530 Yes
{Giess, W.; van der Walt} [12667] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818535 Yes
Dinter, K. [4976] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818498 Yes
Ortendahl, I. [265] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818499 Yes
de Winter, B. [3021] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818536 Yes
Dinter, K. [5090] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818496 Yes
Giese, W. [9637] Namibia Anthephora ramosa K002818526 Yes

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