Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis cimicina Launert

First published in Prodr. Fl. Sudwestafr. 160(34): 221 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Killich; Leistner [3288] Namibia K002946830 Yes
Jeanes, K. [42] Zambia K003570798 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7042] Botswana K003570807 No
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.J. [4399] South Africa K002946829 Yes
Gossweiler [2589] Angola K000366278 Type Yes
Story, R. [6445] Namibia K002946832 Yes
Davison, E.; Brain, C.K. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570803 Yes
Smith, P.A. [688] Botswana K003570809 No
Pardy, A.A. [30] Zimbabwe K003570806 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4683] K002946831 Yes
Davison, E.; Brain, C.K. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570805 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4038] Botswana K003570810 No
Davison, E.; Brain, C.K. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570804 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2274] Botswana K003570808 No
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [2056] Zambia K003570797 Yes
Rushworth, J.E. [1479] Zimbabwe K003570802 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [48876] Zimbabwe K003570800 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [15/56] Zimbabwe K003570799 Yes
Jeans, K. [103] Zambia K003570796 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K003570811 No
Gossweiler, J. [3776] Angola K003570812 No
Pardy, A.A. [30] Zimbabwe K003570801 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