Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis caespitosa Chiov.

First published in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 373 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Mozambique. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. 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. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 17 (1958).
  • Chiov. in Ann. Bot. Roma 13: 373 (1915).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 37 (1965).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 29 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1969 Peter [31281] Tanzania K000366339 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Greenway, P.J. [2000] Tanzania K000366342 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Greenway, P.J. [2000] Tanzania K000366341 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1933 Kaissner [489] Tanzania K000366340 Type Yes
Stannard, B.; Gilbert, M.G. [1159] Kenya K003362577 Yes
Wilson, J. [22] Uganda K003362547 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2677] Tanzania K003362592 Yes
Germain [5553] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003325057 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12726] Kenya K003362582 Yes
Wilson, J. [1033] Uganda K003362548 Yes
Ament, J.G. [s.n.] Kenya K003362553 Yes
Reekmans, M. [10305] Burundi K003325054 Yes
s.coll. [7] Kenya K003362561 Yes
Peter, G.A. [41625] Tanzania K003362601 Yes
Reekmans, M. [10306] Burundi K003325055 Yes
Greenway, P.G. [9749] Kenya K003362572 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5037] Kenya K003362559 Yes
Ng'ang'a, S.K. [31] Kenya K003362575 Yes
Peterson, D. [383] Tanzania K003362584 Yes
Mwamba, H.R. [54] Tanzania K003362586 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [865] Tanzania K003362597 Yes
Leonard, A. [4415] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003325056 Yes
Hemingway, P. [824] Kenya K003362549 Yes
Reekmans, M. [8403] Burundi K003325053 Yes
Harris, B.J. [5302] Tanzania K003362587 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Tadros, T.M. [BJH5402] Tanzania K003362588 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13188] Kenya K003362581 Yes
Peter, G.A. [14700] Tanzania K003362600 Yes
Hatch, S.L. [4191] Kenya K003362574 Yes
Tanner, R. [2355] Tanzania K003362590 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1333] Kenya K003362554 Yes
Haarer, A. [1249] Tanzania K003362599 Yes
Faden, R.B. [68/077] Kenya K003362579 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; K. Vollesen [96/209] Tanzania K003362585 Yes
Linton, A. [125] Kenya K003362558 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [783] Kenya K003362556 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [K149] Kenya K003362555 Yes
Wingfield, R. [1341] Tanzania K003362589 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5092] Kenya K003362551 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12806] Kenya K003362576 Yes
Haarer, A. [1249] Tanzania K003362598 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1758] Kenya K003362571 Yes
Procter, J. [3411] Tanzania K003362593 Yes
Napper, D. (Miss) [1579] Kenya K003362562 Yes
Leuthold, W. [59] Kenya K003362560 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4619] Kenya K003362569 Yes
Wilson, G. [74] Kenya K003362564 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2021] Tanzania K003362594 Yes
Verdcourt; Polhill [2691] Kenya K003362567 Yes
Leippert [5935] Tanzania K003362596 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3906] Tanzania K003362591 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1330A] Kenya K003362566 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3895] Kenya K003362580 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [16812] Kenya K003362578 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3416] Kenya K003362568 Yes
Wilson, G. [75] Kenya K003362563 No
Heady, H.F. [1327] Kenya K003362557 Yes
Allan, J.A. [60] Kenya K003362570 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2250] Kenya K003362552 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [5089] Kenya K003362550 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [1059] Tanzania K003362595 Yes
Napper, D. (Miss) [1725] Kenya K003362565 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1714] Kenya K003362573 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [178] Uganda K003362546 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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