Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis decumbens Renvoize

First published in Kew Bull. 25: 418 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Aldabra. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra

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.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merton, L.F.H. [7100] Seychelles K003572516 Yes
Dupont, R. [64] Seychelles K003572518 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [1020] Seychelles K003572502 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [973] Seychelles K003572510 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [49028] Seychelles K003572503 Yes
Hnatiuk, R. [731797] Seychelles K003572507 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [49224] Seychelles K003572511 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [s.n.] Seychelles K003572513 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [7094] Seychelles K003572515 Yes
Dupont, R. [64] Seychelles K003572517 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [806] Seychelles K000244806 Holotype Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [720] Seychelles K003572509 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [7027] Seychelles K003572504 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [736] Seychelles K003572508 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [48877] Seychelles K003572514 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [48983] Seychelles K003572512 Yes
Hnatiuk, R. [731115] Seychelles K003572505 Yes
L. F. [M]. Merton [s.n.] Seychelles K003572506 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/

  • 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