Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis brizantha Nees

First published in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 411 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia

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.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cooke, O.L. [6531] South Africa K002946120 Yes
de Winter, B. [7482] Botswana K003571320 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [627] South Africa K002946129 Yes
Story, R. [5474] South Africa K002946114 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7051] South Africa K002946134 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [6782] Namibia K002946104 Yes
Cooke [6531] South Africa K002946121 Yes
Wilman, M. [3150] South Africa K002946115 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946117 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [627A] South Africa K002946131 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2250] South Africa K002946132 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7051] South Africa K002946124 Yes
[D. W. Borchards] [H21491] South Africa K002946119 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [910] Namibia K002946103 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9815] Namibia K002946093 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4383] Namibia K002946088 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1854] South Africa K002946123 Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365720 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365719 Type Yes
Örtendahl, I. [307] South Africa K002946122 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S42] Botswana K003571321 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946126 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1854] South Africa K002946137 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [627A] South Africa K002946118 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1986] South Africa K002946107 Yes
Oliver; Muller; Steenkamp [6329] Namibia K002946094 Yes
Cooke, O.L. [6676] South Africa K002946116 Yes
Cooke [6531] South Africa K002946105 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5640] Namibia K002946102 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3138] South Africa K002946133 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [640] South Africa K002946128 Yes
de Winter, B. [3450] Namibia K002946089 Yes
Wliman, A.M. [341] Namibia K002946096 Yes
Schönfeldt, H.G. [2278] Namibia K002946095 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5632] Namibia K002946101 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [4946] South Africa K002946127 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4539] Namibia K002946090 Yes
[CEH]; Drège [s.n.] Namibia K002946087 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2187] South Africa K002946135 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [5136] Namibia K002946092 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3074] Botswana K003571322 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [627A] South Africa K002946130 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [627A] South Africa K002946110 Yes
Schönfeldt, H.G. [2271] Namibia K002946099 Yes
de Winter, B. [3256] Namibia K002946097 Yes
Codd, L.E. [1217] South Africa K002946108 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [3144] South Africa K002946112 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6387] Namibia K002946100 Yes
Kinges, H. [2220] Namibia K002946098 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1738] South Africa K002946125 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8486] Namibia K002946091 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12687] South Africa K002946106 Yes
Leipoldt, C.L. [s.n.] South Africa K002946136 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6426] South Africa K002946111 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12687] South Africa K002946113 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [640] South Africa K002946109 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