Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis caniflora Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 232 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 35(1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 39 (1958).
  • Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 232 (1899).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1960 Welwitsch [2698] Angola K000366252 Type Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2605] Angola K003571807 Yes
Simon, B.K. [808] Zimbabwe K003571802 Yes
Simon; Williamson; Ball [1681] Malawi K003571784 Yes
s.coll. [123] Angola K003571806 Yes
Merrett, L. [2099] Zambia K001614461 Yes
Procter, J. [3753] Tanzania K003362019 Yes
Gossweileri, J. [3825] Angola K003571808 Yes
Jackson, G. [534] Malawi K003571787 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [8367] Zambia K003571799 Yes
Goodier, R.; Phipps, J.B. [193] Zimbabwe K003571804 Yes
Williamson, G. [1066] Zambia K003571792 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1678] Zambia K003571798 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1312] Zambia K003571794 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2764] Zambia K003571796 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9700] Zambia K001574821 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9463] Zambia K001574794 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [287] Malawi K003571789 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3272] Tanzania K003362020 Yes
Jackson, G. [534] Malawi K003571788 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1094A] Tanzania K003362018 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4720] Tanzania K003362017 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1015] Zambia K003571801 Yes
Sharpe, A.; Purves, J.M. [102] Malawi K003571790 Yes
Fitzgerald, D.V. [1863] Zambia K003571797 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2698] Zambia K003571800 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2840] Zimbabwe K003571803 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2763] Zambia K003571795 Yes
Pawek, J. [11796] Malawi K003571785 Yes
Gossweileri, J. [3825] Angola K003571810 Yes
Williamson, G. [1029] Malawi K003571791 Yes
Gossweileri, J. [3825] Angola K003571809 Yes
Pawek, J. [2842] Malawi K003571786 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williams, G. [998] Zambia K003571793 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3298] Angola K003571805 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

  • 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