Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis barteri C.E.Hubb.

First published in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 516 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • C. E. Hubbard in Kew Bull. 4: 343.
  • E. fluviatilis A. Chev. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris sér. 2, 20: 472 (1948)
  • E. fluviatilis in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 29: 132
  • Lehrun in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 116: 260 (1969)
  • in Kew Bull. 1938: 311

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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1935 Barter [877] Nigeria K000366508 Type Yes
Peter, K.; Tuley, P. [5] Nigeria K003816170 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [924] Nigeria K003816174 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [856] Sierra Leone K003816153 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [s.n.] Cameroon K003344723 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [2591] Nigeria K003816162 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [3188] Cameroon K003344720 Yes
Vaillant, A. [2772] Nigeria K003816178 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [2627] Ghana K003816156 Yes
[D. V.] Hubbard [S582] Nigeria K003816175 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI61422] Nigeria K003816173 Yes
[Pasase] [7555] Togo K003816160 Yes
Robyns, W. [1373] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344725 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [MGL15] Nigeria K003816161 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37312] Nigeria K003816176 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [982] Cameroon K003344724 Yes
s.coll. [2466] Central African Republic K003344718 Yes
s.coll. [4467] Chad K003344717 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [104] Nigeria K003816179 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI21155] Nigeria K003816168 Yes
Wit, P.; Wit, J. [1107] Nigeria K003816169 Yes
Tisserant, R.P.C. [s.n.] Central African Republic K003344719 Yes
Gérard, P. [2145] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344726 Yes
s.coll. [1091] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344728 Yes
s.coll. [2585] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344730 Yes
Ward, J.F. [L138] Nigeria K003816172 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4556] Ghana K003816158 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI21155] Nigeria K003816163 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Keay, R.W.J. [8958] Nigeria K003816164 Yes
Letouzey, R. [9791] Cameroon K003344722 Yes
Jean Louis [8353] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344729 Yes
Ake Assi [13126] Cote d'Ivoire K003816154 Yes
Hall, J.B. [VBS1288] Ghana K003816159 Yes
Lèonard [1318] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344734 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [2776] Nigeria K003816167 Yes
Lisowski, S. [15230] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344727 Yes
s.coll. [1781] K003816181 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [2627] Ghana K003816157 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC471] Nigeria K003816171 Yes
s.coll. [4460] Cameroon K003344721 Yes
s.coll. [1241] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344732 Yes
s.coll. [1781] K003816180 Yes
Fasseaux, W. [1241] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344733 Yes
s.coll. [1240] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344731 Yes
Duong [s.n.] Mali K000211987 Yes
Hubbard, D.V. [S582] Nigeria K003816177 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4005] Sierra Leone K003816152 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [3320] Cote d'Ivoire K003816155 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Keay, R.W.J. [8958] Nigeria K003816165 Yes
Chevalier, A. [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K000366509 Type Yes
Meikle, R.D. [924] Nigeria K003816166 Yes

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    • 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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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

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    • 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