Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis aegyptiaca (Willd.) Delile

First published in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 157 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & W. Tropical Africa to Sudan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Saudi Arabia

Native to:

Algeria, Burkina, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan-South Sudan

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 116
  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 409.
  • Hort. Berol. 1: 191 (1827)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1963 Rossetti, C. [105] Mali K000212026 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 Chevalier, A.J.B. [2557] Mali K000212030 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 M.A, C. [13] Mali K000212023 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 Lean [61] Mali K000212022 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 Davey, J.T. [74] Mali K000212024 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 Lean [10] Mali K000212021 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 A.S, P. [585] Mali K000212020 No
Sep 1, 1963 Chevalier, A.J.B. [248] Mali K000212031 Yes
Sep 1, 1963 Chevalier, A.J.B. [1224] Mali K000212025 Yes
Gwynn, A.W. [132] Nigeria K003815340 Yes
Forsskal, P. [61] Egypt K003561059 Yes
Letourneur, A. [318] Egypt K003561043 Yes
Leau, O.B. [80] Niger K003815338 Yes
Barten [321] Nigeria K003815339 Yes
Hagerup, O. [160] K000366523 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K003561058 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [2946] Egypt K003561055 Yes
El-Warrakey, A.M.E. [s.n.] Egypt K003561049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K003561057 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K003561035 Yes
Muschler [s.n.] Egypt K003561036 Yes
[M Gabr - Sohur] [3285] Egypt K003561047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K003561045 Yes
s.coll. [5026] Sudan K003325157 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K003561040 Yes
{Dr Muschler} [s.n.] Egypt K003561041 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [4086] Sudan K003325155 Yes
s.coll. [4596] Chad K003816835 No
[M de Chany] [s.n.] Egypt K003561054 Yes
s.coll. [5022] Sudan K003325158 Yes
Delile [s.n.] Egypt K000643419 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zinger, A. [s.n.] Russia K003560789 Yes
Chevalier [1093] K000366522 Type Yes
Chevalier [1093] K000366521 Type Yes
Meinertzhagen [s.n.] Sudan K003325156 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K003561048 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K003561039 Yes
Leonard, J. [4859] Sudan K000366448 Type Yes
Duong [2186] Mali K000212017 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [17] Mali K000212027 Yes
Figari [s.n.] Egypt K003561051 Yes
Tuley, P. [1137] Nigeria K003815341 Yes
Forsskal, P. [54] Egypt K003561060 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [918] Sudan K000366449 Type Yes
Drar, M. [4235] Egypt K003561053 Yes
Halwagy, R. [1566] Sudan K003325153 Yes
Cäckholm, G. [s.n.] Egypt K003561050 Yes
Figari [s.n.] Egypt K003561052 Yes
Wailly, M., de [5001] Mali K000212019 Yes
s.coll. [183] Egypt K003561046 Yes
Ascherson, P. [2538] Egypt K003561056 Yes
Gillet, H. [3631] K003816836 No
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K003561038 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K003561037 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [18] Mali K000212029 Yes
{Dr Muschler} [s.n.] Egypt K003561042 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3044] Egypt K003561034 Yes
Aylmer, G. [329] Sudan K003325154 Yes
Wailly, M., de [5137] Mali K000212018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K003561044 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [136] Mali K000212028 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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