Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis aethiopica Chiov.

First published in L.Robecchi-Bricchetti, Somalia & Benadir: 726 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cape Verde

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.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • 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.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • 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.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

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. 20 (1958).
  • Chiov. in Robecchi-Bricchetti, Somalia: 726 (1899).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 31 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 18 (1947).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 38(1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 32(1960).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 165 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dummer, R.A. [4558] Kenya K003361041 Yes
Hall-Martin, A. [AJM466] Malawi K003364824 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [246] Malawi K003364830 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; Kanuri [14720] Kenya K003361062 Yes
Brown, E.S. [231D] Kenya K003361036 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5905] Zimbabwe K003364858 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2218] Tanzania K003361109 Yes
Burger, W. [3772] Ethiopia K003325673 Yes
Pappi [6385] Eritrea K003325668 Yes
Lawrence, E. [283] Malawi K003364836 Yes
Hall-Martin, A.J. [s.n.] Malawi K003364823 Yes
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6180] Somalia K003325681 Yes
Herlocker, D. [H452] Somalia K003325684 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2572] Zambia K003364839 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [15392] Tanzania K003361096 Yes
Kassner [537] Kenya K003361040 Yes
Abel, N. [306] Zambia K003364840 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [349] K002946777 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [859] Zambia K003364850 Yes
van Rensburg, H.J. [613] Tanzania K003361106 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1224] Kenya K003361033 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3104] Kenya K003361050 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13064] Kenya K003361066 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4417] Zambia K003364853 Yes
Mitchell, D.S. [912] Zambia K003364856 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Gwynne, M.D. [6766] Kenya K003361056 Yes
[B. D. Garralho] [s.n.] Mozambique K003364810 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mozambique K003364809 Yes
[B. Grdfrey Tausset] [s.n.] Somalia K003325687 Yes
Greenway [4024] Tanzania K003361107 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1883] Yemen K003561061 Yes
Laurence, E. [561] Malawi K003364822 Yes
Pappi [6452] Eritrea K003325665 Yes
Angus, A. [2849] Zambia K003364841 Yes
[H. Moush] [4] Tanzania K003361089 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2029] Mozambique K003364816 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7120] Kenya K003361068 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [183] Malawi K003364827 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [308] Malawi K003364828 Yes
Thulin, M.; Bashir, A.M. [6811] Somalia K003325682 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [772] Zambia K003364854 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR258] Kenya K003361058 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [119] Zimbabwe K003364855 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9142] Zambia K001574805 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9021] Zambia K001574818 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [229] Somalia K003325678 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [97] Kenya K003361079 Yes
[C. R. Hounsell] [13] Tanzania K003361094 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7529] Tanzania K003361092 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4611] Zambia K003364848 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17691] Somalia K003325677 Yes
Pappi, A. [6215] Eritrea K003325661 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [228] Kenya K003361071 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [1030] Kenya K003361078 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25153] Kenya K003361069 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [4536] Mozambique K003364812 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [389] Malawi K003364833 Yes
Fisher; Schweickerdt [281] Mozambique K003364814 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC2230] Tanzania K003361097 Yes
[T. O. Robson] [[BH3]] Tanzania K003361098 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13070] Kenya K003361075 Yes
Moura, A.R. [14] Mozambique K003364818 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [4526] Mozambique K003364819 Yes
Greenway [4083] Tanzania K003361108 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [164] Kenya K003361048 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5601] Ethiopia K003325674 Yes
s.coll. [125] Malawi K003364835 Yes
Robecchi Bricchetti [s.n.] Somalia K003325669 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [3/53] Zambia K003364843 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [225] Malawi K003364826 Yes
[Katumani Expt. Farm] [1068] Kenya K003361046 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [s.n.] Mozambique K003364813 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1241] Zimbabwe K003364862 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24216] Zimbabwe K003364864 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13702] Kenya K003361065 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [221] Malawi K003364825 Yes
Emson, H.E. [248] Tanzania K003361105 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1234] Zimbabwe K003364861 Yes
Chiparawasha, O. [355] Zimbabwe K003364866 Yes
Balsinhas, A.; Marrime, L. [309] Mozambique K003364817 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1986] Tanzania K003361102 Yes
Kazmi, S.M.A. [5065] Somalia K003325685 Yes
Beckley, V.A. [2082] Kenya K003361037 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [824-863] Kenya K003361052 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [29A] Tanzania K003361100 Yes
Hemingway, P. [845] Kenya K003361077 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1487] Kenya K003361064 Yes
s.coll. [320] Malawi K003364837 Yes
Phiri, R. [75] Zambia K003364847 Yes
Winter de, B.; Codd, L.E. [660] K002946776 Yes
s.coll. [4974] Kenya K003361081 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [117] Zambia K003364849 Yes
Allen, J.A. [31] Kenya K003361045 Yes
[illegible] [1234] Zimbabwe K003364860 Yes
Tellini [1423] Eritrea K003325666 Yes
de Winter, B. [2310] South Africa K002946779 Yes
Musyoki, B.M.; Hansen, O.J. [992] Kenya K003361049 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mohamed, B.A. [6781] Somalia K003325675 Yes
Leippert, H. [5242] Kenya K003361072 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Paiva, J. [9599] Mozambique K003364820 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Deshmukh, I. [JESS329] Somalia K003325676 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [22] Malawi K003364829 Yes
Ahiti [339] Kenya K003361059 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [478] Botswana K003364868 Yes
Gillman, H. [9] Tanzania K003361104 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2618] Kenya K003361039 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [36/56] Zimbabwe K003364859 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [124] Zambia K003364851 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [386] Malawi K003364832 Yes
Board, N.I. [11] Kenya K003361061 Yes
Backeus, I. [1168] Tanzania K003361101 Yes
Mhoro, B.; Backeus, I. [1950] Tanzania K003361093 Yes
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14485] Kenya K003361060 Yes
Pappi [6005] Eritrea K003325662 Yes
Davidse, G.; Ellis, R. [5858] South Africa K002946780 Yes
Naegelé, A. [s.n.] Djibouti K003325688 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6781] Zambia K003364844 Yes
Laurence, E. [1133] Malawi K003364821 Yes
Wood, A.J. [EA12170] Kenya K003361044 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [1119-1138] Kenya K003361083 Yes
Walters, E.A. [171A] Zambia K003364863 Yes
Walters, E.A. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364867 Yes
Thulin, M.; Bashir, A.M. [6965] Somalia K003325683 Yes
Mwachala, G.; et al. [EW3106/A] Kenya K003361035 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [03198(01938)] South Africa K002946781 Yes
Greenway, P.G. [9779] Kenya K003361073 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1483] Kenya K003361053 Yes
Wood, D. [683] Kenya K003361043 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC42] Kenya K003361080 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [748] Kenya K003361057 Yes
Pappi [4151] Eritrea K003325667 Yes
Mwamba, H.R. [58] Tanzania K003361099 Yes
Rawlins, S. [681] Kenya K003361047 Yes
Pappi [4083] Eritrea K003325664 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1393AB] Kenya K003361034 Yes
s.coll. [34] Zambia K003364845 Yes
Burger, W. [2917a] Ethiopia K003325672 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew; Abdela, A. [12858] Ethiopia K003325670 Yes
[A. McCusker] [165] Tanzania K003361091 Yes
Sampson, H.C. [11] Kenya K003361038 Yes
Scheffler, G. [439] Kenya K003361042 Yes
Richards, M. [23581] Tanzania K003361088 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [421] Ethiopia K003325671 Yes
Davies, R.M. [1851] Zimbabwe K003364865 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11861] Tanzania K003361095 Yes
[W. Bakker] [314] Kenya K003361067 Yes
Pappi, A. [4194] Eritrea K000366422 Type Yes
[H.B.J.] [948] Uganda K003361032 Yes
Lawrence, E. [283] Malawi K003364831 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [942] Zambia K003364852 Yes
Pedro; Pedrogäo [3122] Mozambique K003364815 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [227] Kenya K003361070 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [997] Somalia K003325680 Yes
Abel, N.O.J. [308] Zambia K003364846 Yes
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [[TPR318]] Kenya K003361085 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/393] Malawi K003364838 Yes
Staples, R.R. [187] Tanzania K003361103 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12579] Kenya K003361076 Yes
Pappi, A. [6215] Eritrea K000366421 Type Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4714] Kenya K003361074 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [824-863] Kenya K003361051 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2873] Zimbabwe K003364857 Yes
Greenway [2007] Tanzania K003361086 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6194] Kenya K003361063 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [4656] Mozambique K003364811 Yes
B.Stannard; Gilbert, M.G. [1013-1037] Kenya K003361082 Yes
Naegelé, A. [DJ1/78-148] Djibouti K003325689 Yes
Peck, E.F. [326] Somalia K003325686 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [2230] Tanzania K003361090 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S254B] Somalia K003325679 Yes
Pappi [5991] Eritrea K003325663 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Nefdt, R.J.C. [10863] Zambia K003364842 Yes
Hornby; [Mrs Hornby] [464] Tanzania K003361087 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6244] Kenya K003361055 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6207] Kenya K003361054 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [1417] Kenya K003361084 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [325] Malawi K003364834 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N235] K002946778 Yes

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