Poaceae
Chloris

Chloris mossambicensis K.Schum.

First published in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 104 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 25 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 41 (1965).
  • K. Schum. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 1: 104 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Van Rensburg, H.J. [516] Tanzania K002884165 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1168] Kenya K002884150 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3869] Tanzania K002884163 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mathenge, S. [TPR570] Kenya K002884156 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [2406] South Africa K003414451 Yes
Linton, A. [191] Kenya K002884143 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5370] Kenya K002884158 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [[25175]] Kenya K002884146 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [2406] South Africa K003414450 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1590] Kenya K002884153 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4189] Kenya K002884147 Yes
[L]eauthaud C.; Luke, Q.; Hamerlynck, O. [035] Kenya K002884160 Yes
Wood, D. [1374] Kenya K002884145 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [518] South Africa K003414456 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [200] Kenya K002884162 Yes
Linton, A. [199] Kenya K002884144 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [518] South Africa K003414454 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6150] Kenya K002884155 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [518] South Africa K003414457 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mathenge, S. [TPR257] Kenya K002884157 Yes
Codd; Dyer [2863] Eswatini K003414459 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [2716] Somalia K002883588 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [16713] South Africa K003414458 Yes
van der Schyff, H.P. [1702A] South Africa K003414453 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [823] Kenya K002884161 Yes
Ward, C.J. [2442] South Africa K003414461 Yes
Edwards, D. [3257] South Africa K003414460 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3616] Kenya K002884154 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [518] South Africa K003414455 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [546] South Africa K003414452 Yes
Harris, L.D. [231] Tanzania K002884159 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4366] Kenya K002884149 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3322] Kenya K002884151 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mathenge, S. [TPR45] Kenya K002884152 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1308] Tanzania K002884164 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5429] Kenya K002884148 Yes

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    • 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