Arundinella pumila (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 114 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Ethiopia, S. Arabian Peninsula, Tropical Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2015). Arundinella (Gramineae) in Malesia with notes on other taxa and on aluminium accumulation. Blumea 59: 167-179.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2015). Arundinella (Gramineae) in Malesia with notes on other taxa and on aluminium accumulation. Blumea 59: 167-179.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8956] Cameroon K000107844 No
Feb 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7521] Cameroon K000107952 No
Sep 1, 1934 Schimper [642] Ethiopia K000281006 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1934 Schimper [642] Ethiopia K000281007 Isotype Yes
Feb 25, 1932 Wight, R. [1668] India K000245956 Type Yes
Silva, J.M. [2] Sri Lanka K003158134 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K003158762 No
Santapau, H. [15140] India K003158070 Yes
Allison, P.N. [s.n.] Oman K003157482 No
s.coll. [13058] India K003158129 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1838] India K003158087 Yes
Bourne [1917] India K003158122 Yes
U Thein Lwin [3125] Burma K003158132 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K001651714 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18304] India K003158131 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n. ] India K003158082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] India K003158124 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1200] India K003158096 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [96GOA/097] India K003158120 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23965] India K003158077 Yes
s.coll. [856] India K003158119 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL2930] K003158748 No
Collenette, J.S. [8367] Oman K003157474 No
Elbert, J. [2532] K003158537 No
Jarrett, F.M.; Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP821] India K003158101 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [8786] Nepal K003158067 Yes
McCann, C. [s.n. ] India K003158103 Yes
[Deyrah] [635] K001651716 Yes
[lan Meheish] [1430] Oman K003157476 No
Miller, A.G.; Whitcombe, R. [2083] Oman K003157481 No
Kostermans [18833] K003158536 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n. ] India K003158078 Yes
Bourne [1917] India K003158123 Yes
Hodd, K.T.B. [281] India K003158085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] India K003158125 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6743] K003158076 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [23046] India K003158080 Yes
Raizada, M.B. [20679] India K003158071 Yes
Haines, H.H. [200P] India K003158112 Yes
McCann, C. [9605] India K003158104 Yes
Cope, T.A. [672] Oman K003157473 No
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [189] India K003158090 Yes
Chillou, J. [1806] Guinea K003158747 No
Plowden [s.n.] Ethiopia K003158764 No
Hepburn, I.D. [157] Nigeria K003158752 No
Clarke, C.B. [21202] India K003158114 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [2621] Nigeria K003158751 No
Matthew, K.M. [20612] India K003158084 Yes
Meebold, A. [10452] India K003158127 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1619] Ghana K003158749 No
Stewart, R.R. [11470] India K003158083 Yes
Blair, I.J. [214] Sudan K003158761 No
Talbot, W.A. [s.n. ] India K003158099 Yes
Jacques-Félix, H. [1988] Guinea K003158746 No
s.coll. [850] K001651715 Yes
Janaki Ammal, E.K. [1869] India K003158093 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7693] K003158075 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9914] India K003158111 Yes
Kostermans [18214] K003158535 No
Cope, T.A. [494] Oman K003157485 No
McLeish, I. [2495] Oman K003157483 No
s.coll. [642] India K003158074 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [9464] Sri Lanka K003158136 Yes
Cope, T.A. [456] Oman K003157475 No
Mooney, H.F. [2796] India K003158088 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [4516] India K003158091 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33676] K001651718 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [33670D] India K003158118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] India K003158107 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K003158116 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [2016] India K003158109 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [909] India K003158094 Yes
Cope, T.A. [541] Oman K003157477 No
Janaki-Ammal, E.J. [1197] India K003158068 Yes
Lambert [s.n. ] India K003158106 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21229C] India K003158117 Yes
[J. J.] [s.n. ] K001651717 Yes
Cope, T.A. [511] Oman K003157478 No
Raizada, M.B. [20573] India K003158072 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [19290] India K003158095 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13386] Sri Lanka K003158135 Yes
McCann, C. [4317] India K003158102 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2506] Sudan K003158760 No
Hall, J.B. [GC 43115] Cameroon K003158755 No
Clarke, C.B. [21229B] India K003158115 Yes
Abah, J.M.E. [JA56] Nigeria K003158753 No
Koelz, W.N. [10981] India K003158092 Yes
Carr, C.M. [4317] India K003158100 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [234] Ethiopia K003158763 No
Klackenberg, J.; Lundin, R. [309] India K003158089 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4028] Nigeria K003158754 No
Pitot, A. [s.n.] Guinea K003158745 No
Fernandes, R.R. [R780] India K003158105 Yes
Allison, P.N. [36] Oman K003157480 No
Blatter, E. [s.n. ] India K003158113 Yes
Cope, T.A. [520] Oman K003157479 No
Jacques-Félix [7163] Guinea K003158744 No
Kurz, S. [2798] Burma K003158133 Yes
s.coll. [28] India K003158130 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27236] India K003158079 Yes
Barber, C.A. [8718] India K003158128 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1213] India K003158098 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [16584E] India K003158121 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003158126 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4068] India K003158110 Yes
Hall, J.B.; Rose Innes, R. [32718] Ghana K003158750 No
Moss, N. [s.n.] Oman K003157484 No
Jacques-Félix, H. [9094] Cameroon K003158759 No
Keay, R.W.J.; Russell, T.A. [FHI28524] Cameroon K000281005 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Russell, T.A. [FHI28524] Cameroon K000281004 Type Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1411] India K003158086 Yes
Schiffner, V. [1579] India K003158108 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [s.n. ] India K003158097 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [23046] India K003158081 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [15304] India K003158069 Yes

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