Brachypodium flexum Nees
Distribution
Doubtfully present in:
Yemen
Native to:
Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Réunion
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Brachypodium diaphanum Cufod. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 38(Suppl.): 1215 (1968), nom. superfl.
- Brevipodium flexum (Nees) K.Larsen in Bot. Not. 116: 420 (1963)
- Festuca diaphana Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 316 (1854), nom. superfl.
- Festuca flexa (Nees) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 316 (1854)
- Triticum flexum (Nees) Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 441 (1850)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Brachypodium flexum var. abyssinicum Hochst. in Exsicc. (Pl. Schimp.) 2: n.° 674 (1842)
- Brachypodium flexum var. simplex Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 737 (1900)
- Brachypodium flexum var. tenue Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 737 (1900)
- Brachypodium flexum var. trachycladum Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 737 (1900)
- Brachypodium fontanesianum Nees in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 457 (1841)
- Brachypodium multiflorum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, A: 100 (1895), nom. nud.
- Brachypodium pubescens K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, A: 128 (1895), nom. nud.
- Brachypodium quartinianum (A.Rich.) Hack. in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 137 (1892)
- Brachypodium schumannianum Pilg. in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1135 (1927), nom. superfl.
- Brachypodium sylvaticum var. abyssinicum (Hochst.) Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 379 (1908 publ. 1907)
- Brachypodium sylvaticum var. pseudopinnatum Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 379 (1908 publ. 1907)
- Dinebra pubescens K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 111 (1895)
- Festuca quartiniana A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 435 (1850)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
- Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
- 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.
- 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.
- Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. 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 West Tropical Africa
- Fl. Afr. Austr. 1: 456 (1841).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
- Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
- 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.
- 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.
- Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. 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. 14 (1958).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 15 (1965).
- Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 8 (1947).
- Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 32 (1958).
- K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 20 (1960).
- Nees, Fl. Afr. Austr. 1: 456 (1841).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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May 1, 1998 | Cable, S. [3087], Cameroon | K000339497 | No | ||
Feb 19, 1974 | Gilbert, M.G. [3300], Ethiopia | K001268419 | Yes | ||
Feb 17, 1974 | Gilbert, M.G. [3235], Ethiopia | K001268418 | Yes | ||
Nov 19, 1972 | Friis, I. [1237], Ethiopia | K001268416 | Yes | ||
Nov 4, 1971 | Thullin, M. [1606], Ethiopia | K001268422 | Yes | ||
Feb 11, 1971 | Edwards, S. [54], Ethiopia | K001268423 | Yes | ||
Dec 31, 1965 | de Wilde, W. [9489], Ethiopia | K001268421 | Yes | ||
Drege [s.n.], South Africa | K000367327 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [61], South Africa | K000367328 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [104], South Africa | K000367329 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [198], South Africa | K000367330 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [233], South Africa | K000367332 | Yes | |||
Schimper [674], Ethiopia | K000367337 | isotype | Yes | ||
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [2385], South Africa | K000367331 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [233], South Africa | K000367333 | Yes | |||
Buchanan [79], South Africa | K000367334 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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
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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