Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis coarctata Stapf

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 313 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1962 Koelz, W.N. [25028] India K000433869 Yes
Mar 9, 1934 Clarke, C.B. [33690] India K000245064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 9, 1934 illegible [5003] India K000643387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 9, 1934 illegible [5003] India K000643386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 9, 1934 Clarke, C.B. [34086 A] India K000245063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34365] India K003562424 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [289] India K000433880 Yes
s.coll. [26431] India K003562404 Yes
Haines, H.H. [545] India K000433885 Yes
Xiein, U.B. [2210] India K000433873 Yes
Kurz, W.S. [s.n.] India K000433887 Yes
Wallau, G.W. [81] India K000433875 Yes
Nusker, J.D. [1255] India K000433886 Yes
Wood, J.J. [[CLXXIII]] India K003562417 Yes
s.coll. [1342] India K000433883 Yes
Ramachandran, K.R. [257] India K000433874 Yes
Collett, H. [3] Burma K003562420 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [20886B] India K003562407 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1813] India K000433877 Yes
Thomson, T. [477] India K003562421 Yes
[Haiulk] [25618] India K000433884 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3028] India K000433878 Yes
Rhind, D. [2370] India K000433871 Yes
Rhind, D. [2490] India K000433872 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [4643] India K003562411 Yes
Barber, C.A. [2759] India K003562412 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8986] India K003562408 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8630] India K003562418 Yes
[Levinge] [27416] India K003562425 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21595] India K003562409 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003562414 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [381] India K000433870 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [288] India K000433879 Yes
Wallau, G.W. [190] India K000433876 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9953] Burma K003562423 Yes
[Vallace] [47] India K000433881 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4987] India K003562410 Yes
Gates, E. [s.n.] Burma K000433888 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20345] India K003562415 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000245065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [207] India K003562419 Yes
Cooke, A. [[CLXXIII]] India K003562422 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [19459] India K000433882 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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