Poaceae
Dactyloctenium

Dactyloctenium robecchii (Chiov.) Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 1: 337 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Djibouti to Somalia, Socotra, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Oman, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • 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.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • 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]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fison, T. [101] Somalia K002092032 No
Nugent, R. [52] Somalia K002092041 No
Collenette, C.N. [124] Somalia K002092030 No
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [6156] Somalia K002092038 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9032] Oman K002091109 Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [3527] Oman K002091106 No
Cope, T.A. [592] Oman K002091099 Yes
Cope, T.A. [380] Oman K002091098 Yes
McKinnon, A.D. [S.103] Somalia K002092037 No
Gallagher, M.D.; Harrison, I.D. [8957/12] Oman K002091105 Yes
McLeish, I. [2425] Oman K002091101 Yes
McLeish, I. [3011] Oman K002091102 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8350] Yemen K002091095 Yes
Richardson, M.J. [11] Somalia K002092031 No
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6269] Somalia K002092039 No
Sanadiki, N. [29] Yemen K002091096 Yes
s.coll. [763] Yemen K002091097 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [665] Somalia K002092046 No
Gillett, J.B. [22943] Somalia K002092045 No
Cope, T.A. [666] Oman K002091100 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [935] Somalia K002092035 No
Bally [B10943] Somalia K002092034 No
Fison, T. [105A] Somalia K002092033 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.S. [935] Somalia K002092026 No
McKinnon, A.S. [S.103] Somalia K002092043 No
Collenette, C.N. [124] Somalia K002092029 No
Gallagher, M.D.; Harrison, I.D. [8957/11] Oman K002091104 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S.103] Somalia K002092044 No
Cope, T.A. [524] Oman K002091110 Yes
Guarino, L. [28] Oman K002091108 Yes
McLeish, I. [3110] Oman K002091103 Yes
Peck, E.F. [257] Somalia K002092042 No
Bavazzano, R. [s.n.] Somalia K002092028 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Osman, A. [10058] Somalia K002092027 No
Popov, G. [GP/57/13] Somalia K002092036 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