Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis gummiflua Nees

First published in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 393 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8589] South Africa K002946367 Yes
Davy, J.B. [3806] South Africa K002946363 Yes
McLea [126] South Africa K002946372 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5884] Zimbabwe K003571528 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [13117] Zimbabwe K003571515 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [25318] South Africa K002946371 Yes
Newton, A.; Juliasi [11] Zimbabwe K003571526 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [302] Zimbabwe K003571511 Yes
West, O. [1600] South Africa K002946394 Yes
Brain, C.K. [635] Zimbabwe K003571521 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3814] South Africa K002946352 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [26] South Africa K002946331 Yes
Appleton, A.F. [86] South Africa K002946349 Yes
Wilman, M. [2210] South Africa K002946402 Yes
Snow, N.; Burgoyne, P. [6994] South Africa K002946417 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3675] South Africa K002946409 Yes
W. P. de [Kleok] [3590] Zimbabwe K003571530 Yes
Crook, A.O. [951] Zimbabwe K003571524 Yes
Smook, L. [4881] South Africa K002946328 Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365704 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365707 Type Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Mogg [2861] South Africa K002946351 Yes
Brain, C.K. [635] Zimbabwe K003571529 Yes
Hardy; Retief; Herman [5330] South Africa K002946336 Yes
J I de Wet [32] South Africa K002946366 Yes
de Winter, B. [88] South Africa K002946360 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7461] South Africa K002946385 Yes
Smook, L. [0000003051] South Africa K002946335 Yes
s.coll. [2974] Zimbabwe K003571527 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [H1683] South Africa K002946348 Yes
Jarman, N. [74] South Africa K002946382 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [680] South Africa K002946397 Yes
Hardy; Retief; Herman [5330] South Africa K002946333 Yes
Chennells, D. [5] South Africa K002946374 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [156] South Africa K002946362 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [4965] South Africa K002946400 Yes
Dieterlen [[223]] France K002946419 Yes
Lintner, J. [59] South Africa K002946376 Yes
Buchanan, J. (Revd) [s.n] South Africa K002946395 Yes
Seydel, R. [2339[a]] Namibia K002946323 Yes
Schlechter, R. [4168] South Africa K002946369 Yes
Zambatis, N. [628] South Africa K002946329 Yes
Wood, J.M. [7407] South Africa K000365709 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher; Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] South Africa K002946403 Yes
Smook, L. [4169] South Africa K002946334 Yes
Pegler, A. [1578] South Africa K002946399 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1835] South Africa K002946346 Yes
Pillans, N. [1810] South Africa K002946375 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1755] South Africa K002946364 Yes
Moss, C.E. [11135] South Africa K002946373 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [s.n.] Lesotho K002946421 Yes
de Beer, J.S. [MP9] Botswana K003571540 Yes
Oakes; Scheepers [357] South Africa K002946354 Yes
Smook, L. [5018] South Africa K002946338 Yes
Senderayi, E. [81] Zimbabwe K003571538 Yes
Wilman, M. [2210] South Africa K002946406 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [792] South Africa K002946353 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [1394] South Africa K002946387 Yes
Smook, L. [5716] South Africa K002946392 Yes
de Winter, B. [45] South Africa K002946359 Yes
Pienaar, B.J. [383] South Africa K002946388 Yes
Smook, L. [5716] South Africa K002946393 Yes
Vorontsova, M.S.; Mashau, A.C.; Lehmann, C.; Solofondranohatra, C.L.; Archibald, S.; Rickenback, J. [2333] South Africa K001930322 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [N 370] South Africa K002946389 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3138] South Africa K002946342 Yes
Davidse, G.; Ellis, R. [5918] South Africa K002946356 Yes
Morris; Engelbrecht [1001] South Africa K002946361 Yes
Davidse, G. [6693] South Africa K002946355 Yes
Smook, L. [4165] South Africa K002946332 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [133] Zimbabwe K003571514 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [11974] South Africa K002946384 Yes
s.coll. [34] South Africa K002946337 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7798] South Africa K002946411 Yes
Winter, J. [49] South Africa K002946370 Yes
Brain, C.K. [618] Zimbabwe K003571516 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [332] Zimbabwe K003571520 Yes
Senderayi, E. [141] Zimbabwe K003571522 Yes
de Winter, B. [2556] Namibia K002946326 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3121] Botswana K003571539 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [8905] South Africa K002946341 Yes
Clarke, P.F. [19] Zimbabwe K003571518 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6686] South Africa K002946408 Yes
Davy, J.B. [13137] South Africa K002946347 Yes
Downing, B. [549] South Africa K002946386 Yes
Rattray, J. [1624] Zimbabwe K003571535 Yes
[A. Hieterlen] [225] Lesotho K002946418 Yes
Thomas, P.I. [812] Zimbabwe K003571517 Yes
Richardson, Sir John [s.n.] South Africa K002946377 Yes
McLean, F. [43639] Zimbabwe K003571531 Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365706 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365705 Type Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6671] Zimbabwe K003571523 Yes
{Petrus Cornelius Vermuelen Du Toit} [477] South Africa K002946357 Yes
Smook, L. [4622] South Africa K002946381 Yes
Müller, D.B. [724] South Africa K002946416 Yes
Brueckner, A. [317] South Africa K002946398 Yes
J I de Wet [32] South Africa K002946365 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1296] South Africa K002946383 Yes
de Koning, J. [8082] Mozambique K003571509 Yes
Burchell [4939] South Africa K002946407 Yes
Kolbe; Pegler, A. [[202]] Zimbabwe K003571519 Yes
Disterlen [[225]] Lesotho K002946420 Yes
Zambatis, N. [499] South Africa K002946368 Yes
Walters, J.A.T. [4] Zimbabwe K003571512 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5117] South Africa K002946396 Yes
Jeffreys [13] Zimbabwe K003571537 Yes
Seydel, R. [2339] Namibia K002946324 Yes
Zeyher [1841] 27CPPOO K000365708 Type Yes
Van Vuuren, D.R.J. [1383] South Africa K002946345 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [147] South Africa K002946401 Yes
Davy, J.B. [17200] South Africa K002946339 Yes
Burchell [4772] South Africa K002946404 Yes
Ward, C.J. [2484] South Africa K002946391 Yes
Potts, G. [2447] South Africa K002946379 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N 223a] South Africa K002946390 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D305] Zimbabwe K003571513 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1847] South Africa K002946413 Yes
Brueckner, A. [1126] South Africa K002946415 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2979] Mozambique K003571510 Yes
Sydney; James [9] South Africa K002946330 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [800] Zimbabwe K003571536 Yes
[A. Brueckner] [317] South Africa K002946414 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [945] Zimbabwe K003571534 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1624] Zimbabwe K003571532 Yes
Schonland, R.S. [99] South Africa K002946410 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [3544] South Africa K002946405 Yes
Werger, M.J.A.; E.; W. [33] South Africa K002946380 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [4815] South Africa K002946378 Yes
Finlay, R.H. [3567] Zimbabwe K003571525 Yes
Kinges, H. [1387] South Africa K002946412 Yes
Story, R. [63] South Africa K002946340 Yes
Oakes; Scheepers [357] South Africa K002946358 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L. [573] South Africa K002946344 Yes
Sibanda, D. [8] Zimbabwe K003571533 Yes
Lintner, J. [49] South Africa K002946343 Yes
Seydel, R. [2339] Namibia K002946325 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Mogg [2861] South Africa K002946350 Yes

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