Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis blepharostachya K.Schum.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 336 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo

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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 24: 336 (1897).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1931 Baumann [247] Nigeria K000366506 Syntype Yes
Oct 1, 1931 Chipp, T.F. [467] Nigeria K000366505 Type Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana K003816205 Yes
Stage, E. [20] Togo K003816211 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana K003816204 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [9803] Cote d'Ivoire K003816187 Yes
Darko, K.O. [869] Ghana K003816200 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana K003816189 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [13531] Ghana K003816198 Yes
Ankrah, J.O. [s.n.] Ghana K003816201 Yes
Stage, E. [14] Togo K003816212 Yes
Anderson, J. [s.n.] Ghana K003816193 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1288] Ghana K003816206 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana K003816199 Yes
Stage, E. [21] Togo K003816210 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [[GC18537]] Cote d'Ivoire K003816188 Yes
Williams, L. [221] Ghana K003816191 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4656] Ghana K003816203 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5038] Ghana K003816190 Yes
Ankrah, J.O. [s.n.] Ghana K003816207 Yes
Howes, F.N. [1063] Togo K003816209 Yes
Vigne, C. [3207] Ghana K003816197 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC534] Nigeria K003816213 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [2816] Ghana K003816196 Yes
Boudet, G. [28[4]3] Cote d'Ivoire K003816185 Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Ghana K003816195 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3130] Ghana K003816194 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [A3193] Ghana K003816202 Yes
Harris, T.M. [s.n.] Ghana K003816208 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [980] Cote d'Ivoire K003816186 Yes
Coombe, D.E. [149] Nigeria K003816214 Yes
s.coll. [CB48] Ghana K003816192 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