Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis exelliana Launert

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2.A, 47: 347 (1974)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

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

  • Launert in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 47: 347 (1974).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Robinson, E., A. [4525] Malawi K000366276 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Robinson, E., A. [4525] Malawi K000366275 Holotype Yes
{Livingstone, D.A.; M. J. Crow and family} [8128] Malawi K003570880 Yes
Williamson, G. (Dr.) [2171] Zambia K003570885 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5241] Tanzania K000190469 Yes
[R. Winfield] [270] Tanzania K003361666 Yes
Abdallah, R. [1309] Tanzania K003361664 Yes
Banda, E.A.K. [1647] Malawi K003570879 Yes
Pawek [2064] Malawi K003570884 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4489] Malawi K003570883 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [55] Malawi K003570881 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5346] Malawi K003570882 Yes
Pawek, J. [9262] Malawi K003570878 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Ludlow, H. [5021] Malawi K003570877 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1666] Tanzania K003361665 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