Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis friesii Pilg.

First published in R.E.Fries, Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, 1: 212 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Caprivi Strip. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Caprivi Strip, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

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?
Killick, D.J.B.; Leistner, O.A. [3324] Namibia K002945268 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8164] Zambia K003570319 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [BD1612] Zambia K003570325 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4198] Angola K003570349 No
Rogers, F.A. [5418] Zimbabwe K003570345 No
Elias [36] Zimbabwe K003570329 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1828] Zimbabwe K003570342 No
Michelmore, A.P.G. [337] Zambia K003570324 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1050] Zimbabwe K003570341 No
Rogers, F.A. [5067] Zimbabwe K003570339 No
[H. G. M] [2898] Zimbabwe K003570348 No
s.coll. [10029] Zambia K003570322 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [s.n.] Zambia K003570323 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Hill, J.C.R. [2136] Zimbabwe K003570335 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [Z6] Zambia K003570328 Yes
Hitchcock, A.E. [27202] Zimbabwe K003570337 Yes
Sandwith, C. [1] Zimbabwe K003570333 Yes
Fries, R.E. [659] Zambia K003570321 Yes
Gonde, P. [348] Zimbabwe K003570338 Yes
Lægaard, S. [16220] Zimbabwe K003570334 Yes
[H. G. M] [2898] Zimbabwe K003570347 No
Rogers, F.A. [13275] Zimbabwe K003570340 No
Burrt Davy, J. [17840] Zimbabwe K003570331 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5418] Zimbabwe K003570327 Yes
s.coll. [10029] Zambia K003570320 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [3185] Zambia K003570326 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [63275] Zimbabwe K003570344 No
Rogers, F.A. [13275] Zimbabwe K003570343 No
Elias [36] Zimbabwe K003570330 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5787] Zimbabwe K003570332 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5067K] Zimbabwe K003570336 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