Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis braunii Schweinf.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 41 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 19(1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 34 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 18(1947).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 29(1960).
  • Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2, App. 2: 38 (1894).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hitchcock, A.S. [24737] Kenya K003327546 Yes
Brown, E.S. [361A] Kenya K003327547 Yes
Humbert, H. [9119] Kenya K003327531 Yes
Spence, J.B. [B7397] Kenya K003327536 Yes
Miller, A.G. [407] Yemen K003561184 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9164] Kenya K003327551 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [261] Kenya K003327529 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9283] Saudi Arabia K003561179 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [904] Kenya K003327530 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB413] Kenya K003327550 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1765] Uganda K003327516 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2745] Kenya K003327522 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14336] Ethiopia K003325605 Yes
Mosnier, M. [3896] Saudi Arabia K003561181 Yes
Brunt, M. [1304] Kenya K003327534 Yes
s.coll. [2801] Kenya K003327543 Yes
Gagah, C.N. [4-258] Kenya K003327521 Yes
Ngweno, F. [54] Kenya K003327545 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1011AB] Kenya K003327556 Yes
Linton, A. [189] Kenya K003327562 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1531] Kenya K003327561 Yes
Taiti, S. [954] Kenya K003327560 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [324] Kenya K003327527 Yes
Oteke, J. [139] Kenya K003327549 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [365] Kenya K003327557 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67519] Kenya K003327539 Yes
Stewart [562] Kenya K003327555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K003327564 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [1997] Kenya K003327526 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [318] Kenya K003327552 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K28] Kenya K003327540 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2708] Eritrea K003325603 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2649] Ethiopia K003325606 Yes
Schimper [308] Ethiopia K000366426 Type Yes
Glover; Samuel [3082] Kenya K003327548 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1071] Kenya K003327537 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5330] Kenya K003327558 Yes
s.coll. [415] Kenya K003327554 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24759] Kenya K003327542 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2366] Yemen K003561183 Yes
Johnstone, M.J. [54] Kenya K003327533 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [191] Kenya K003327532 Yes
{Dr. U. G. Bokhari} [7263] Saudi Arabia K003561180 Yes
Taiti, S. [1855] Kenya K003327528 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1316] Kenya K003327517 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [44] Kenya K003327535 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4658] Ethiopia K003325604 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6320] Saudi Arabia K003561182 Yes
Taiti, S. [1490A] Kenya K003327525 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [81] Eritrea K003325602 Yes
Davidse, G. [9231] Kenya K003327520 Yes
Wilson, J. [724] Uganda K003327515 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2520] Kenya K003327559 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K73] Kenya K003327541 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/617] Kenya K003327553 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [704] Kenya K003327524 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [2499] Kenya K003327518 Yes
Williams, G.R. [159] Kenya K003327519 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25013] Kenya K003327544 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [3164] Kenya K003327523 Yes
van Someren, V.G.L. [AH9556] Kenya K003327538 Yes
Stewart, J. (Mrs.) [64I] Kenya K003327563 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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