Eragrostis canescens C.E.Hubb.
First published in Kew Bull. 4: 348 (1949)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Malawi. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Malawi, Tanzania
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis pseudohispida Napper in Kirkia 4: 173 (1964)
- Eragrostis stolzii Gilli in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 48 (1966)
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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- C. E. Hubbard in Kew Bulletin 4: 348 (1949).
- D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 35 (1965).
- Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 38(1958).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Sep 1, 1969 | Brown, E. S. [48 A], Tanzania | K000366353 | isotype | Yes | |
Sep 1, 1969 | Brown, E. S. [48 A], Tanzania | K000366354 | isotype | Yes | |
Brass, L. J. [17334], Malawi | K000366254 | holotype | Yes |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0