Poaceae
Chloris

Chloris mensensis (Schweinf.) Cufod.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 38(Suppl.): 1290 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • 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.

Flora of Somalia

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16219] Somalia K002883604 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3659] Ethiopia K002883591 No
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Somalia K002883598 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7707] Ethiopia K002883592 No
Brockman? [480] Somalia K000257111 Type Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, G.; Rasmussen, F. [970] Ethiopia K002883596 No
Drake-Brockman [480] Somalia K002883600 No
Rippstein, G. [773] Ethiopia K002883597 No
Mooney, H.F. [5565] Ethiopia K002883595 No
[J. R. Worisde Wood] [5/72/109.] Somalia K002883602 No
Baldrati, I. [1640] Eritrea K002883590 No
Gillett, J.B. [14296] Ethiopia K002883594 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [755] Somalia K002883601 No
Gillett, J.B. [14296] Ethiopia K002883593 No
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H.; Sheikh, A. [6404] Somalia K002883603 No
Drake-Brockman [481] Somalia K002883599 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0