Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis flavicans Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 253 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 253 (1899).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Welwitsch [2735] Angola K000366269 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8428] Zambia K001574820 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8848] Zambia K001574808 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; P. Taylor [10169] Tanzania K003361831 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [16378] Zambia K003571075 Yes
Webb, D.V.V. [121] Tanzania K003361838 Yes
Jacobsen, E. (Mrs.) [c1928] Tanzania K003361842 Yes
Welwitsch [2818] Angola K000366268 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10424] Tanzania K003361832 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [3312] Zambia K003571079 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K003571069 Yes
Sanane, M. [1130] Tanzania K003361837 Yes
[illegible] [2652] Tanzania K003361841 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A226a] Zambia K003571073 Yes
Lawrence, E. [159] Malawi K003571071 Yes
Smith, P.; Chishala, C. [1885] Zambia K003571082 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10424] Tanzania K003361833 Yes
Angus, A. [2644] Zambia K003571080 Yes
Jacobsen, E. (Mrs.) [39] Tanzania K003361840 Yes
Wingfield [369] Tanzania K003361836 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A226a] Zambia K003571077 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A226] Zambia K003571078 Yes
Lawrence, E. [159] Malawi K003571070 Yes
Wingfield [769] Tanzania K003361834 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [9176] Malawi K003571072 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1384] Zambia K003571074 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8826] Tanzania K003571076 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N92] Malawi K003571068 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5120] Zambia K003571081 Yes
Philcox, D.; Pope, G.; Chisumpa, S.M. [9988A] Zambia K003571083 Yes
Welwitsch [7506] Angola K000366270 Type Yes
Wingfield [195] Tanzania K003361839 Yes
Wingfield [368] Tanzania K003361835 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