Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis brainii (Stent) Launert

First published in Senckenberg. Biol. 47: 307 (1966)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1883] Zambia K003364522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K003364545 Yes
[H. G. M.] [2876] Zimbabwe K003364534 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [13/12] Zambia K003364528 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2464] Zimbabwe K003364537 Yes
s.coll. [6831] Zimbabwe K003364532 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6800] Zambia K003364521 Yes
Holub, E. [s.n.] Zambia K003364529 Yes
Stent, S.M. [5561] Zimbabwe K003364546 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [290] Zimbabwe K003364542 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2879] Zambia K003364518 Yes
Brain [3621] Zimbabwe K000366303 Isotype Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1771] Zimbabwe K003364530 Yes
Simon, B.K. [397] Zimbabwe K003364541 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1905] Zambia K003364517 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [7/21] Zambia K003364520 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3055] Angola K003364547 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3052] Angola K003364548 Yes
Simon, B.K. [200] Zimbabwe K003364543 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2466] Zimbabwe K003364536 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [437] Zimbabwe K003364533 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [48893] Zimbabwe K003364538 Yes
McLean, F. [43619] Zimbabwe K003364531 Yes
White, F. [7511] Zambia K003364519 Yes
Pardy, A.A. [38] Zimbabwe K003364539 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1099] Zambia K003364525 Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6689] Zimbabwe K003364540 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6492] Zambia K003364527 Yes
White, F. [6406] Zambia K003364523 Yes
Crook, A.O. [711] Zimbabwe K003364535 Yes
Williamson, G. (Dr.); Simon, B.K. [2045] Zambia K003364526 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3729] Zambia K003364524 Yes
Appleton, A.F. [12A] Zimbabwe K003364544 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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