Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis castellaneana Buscal. & Muschl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 459 (1913)
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:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Buscal. & Muschl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 49: 459 (1913).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 37 (1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 39 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1933 Jacobsen, E.,, Mrs [38] Tanzania K000366346 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9392] Tanzania K003362256 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1102] Zambia K003571954 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [240] Zambia K003571964 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D60] Tanzania K003362254 Yes
Procter, J. [1852] Tanzania K003362252 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9915] Tanzania K003362264 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. (Dr.) [[98]] Zambia K003571950 Yes
Phillips, E. [3542] Malawi K003571943 Yes
Davies, R.M. [3141] Zimbabwe K003571965 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [4160] Zambia K003571953 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6789] Tanzania K003362260 Yes
Jackson, G. [452] Malawi K003571940 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [1575] Zambia K003571960 Yes
Lovett, P.; Kayombo, C. [190] Tanzania K003362251 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. [24059] Tanzania K003362263 Yes
Shabani, R. [65] Tanzania K003362259 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [AB1641] Tanzania K003362277 Yes
Angus, A. [2672] Zambia K003571957 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [595] Malawi K003571945 Yes
Siame, W. [619] Zambia K003571956 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9915] Tanzania K003362265 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5319] Tanzania K000190549 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [240] Tanzania K003362248 No
Robinson, E.A. [796] Zambia K003571962 Yes
Merrett, L. [2149] Zambia K001553971 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8898] Zambia K001574793 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8875] Zambia K001574784 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9746] Zambia K001574787 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [A343] Zambia K003571963 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1306] Zambia K003571955 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/484] Malawi K003571948 Yes
s.coll. [N/577] Malawi K003571947 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9962] Tanzania K003362257 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0821] Zambia K003571952 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [1612] Zambia K003571959 Yes
Davidse, G.; Handlos, W.L. [7215] Zambia K003571951 Yes
Wilson, S.G. [25] Malawi K003571944 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [7984] Tanzania K003362271 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [795] Tanzania K003362275 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7176] Tanzania K003362261 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [7986] Tanzania K003362250 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14324] Tanzania K003362247 Yes
Peter, G.A. [36165] Tanzania K003362272 Yes
Greenway [6181] Tanzania K003362255 Yes
Mbano, B.N.N. [112] Tanzania K003362276 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Savidge, J.; Kanuri [14126] Tanzania K003362269 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [240] Tanzania K003362258 No
McCallum Webster, M. [T68] Tanzania K003362253 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9922] Tanzania K003362270 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/587] Malawi K003571946 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1600] Zambia K003571949 Yes
Hill, W.J. [H3/30//40] Tanzania K003362249 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10410] Malawi K003571941 Yes
Boaler [915] Tanzania K003362266 No
Boaler, S.B. [600] Tanzania K003362274 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [7724] Tanzania K003362262 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [2966] Zambia K003571958 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11661] Tanzania K003362267 Yes
Geilinger, W. [s.n.] Tanzania K003362273 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [Semsei2415] Tanzania K003362268 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [3498] Malawi K003571942 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [256b] Zambia K003571961 No

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

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    • '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.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • 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