Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis habrantha Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 246 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.

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?
Cleghorn, W.B. [3028] Zimbabwe K003571545 Yes
Hornby, R.M. (Mrs.) [2975] Zimbabwe K003571579 Yes
Rattray, J. [1633] Zimbabwe K003571560 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1633] Zimbabwe K003571563 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2690] Angola K003571588 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [591] Zambia K003571555 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2690] Angola K003571590 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [617] Zimbabwe K003571568 Yes
Holmes, E.C. [4930] Zimbabwe K003571576 Yes
Gertenbach, W.P.D. [7027] South Africa K002946870 Yes
Brain, C.K. [4206] Zimbabwe K003571551 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [1100] Zimbabwe K003571558 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [45] Zimbabwe K003571552 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K003571587 Yes
Davies, R.M. [1959] Zimbabwe K003571549 Yes
Myre; Lousã; Rosa [5773] Mozambique K003571541 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1335] Zimbabwe K003571570 Yes
Rattray, J. [1637] Zimbabwe K003571554 Yes
Crook, A.O. [742] Zimbabwe K003571548 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4310] Botswana K003571581 Yes
Erasmus, A. [2514] Zimbabwe K003571550 Yes
s.coll. [6832] Zimbabwe K003571574 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3243(41)] Botswana K003571582 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [115] Zimbabwe K003571556 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1481] Zambia K003571543 Yes
Fitt [141] Zimbabwe K001665951 Yes
Lloyd, M.L. [2404] Zimbabwe K003571553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003571580 Yes
Davies, R.M. [3217] Zimbabwe K003571567 Yes
Steedman [2578] Zimbabwe K001665950 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1637] Zimbabwe K003571564 Yes
Gco de Beer [52] South Africa K002946869 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [31] Zimbabwe K003571571 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2430] Zambia K003571542 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2418] Angola K003571585 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2690] Angola K003571589 Yes
Walters, J.A.T. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003571575 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [133/56] Zimbabwe K003571559 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2418] Angola K003571584 Yes
Kerr, W.E. [4] Zimbabwe K003571562 Yes
Holmes, E.C. [4930] K000366253 Type Yes
Crook, A.O. [2077] Zimbabwe K003571546 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [[8103]] Angola K003571586 Yes
Simon, B.K. [2175] Zimbabwe K003571566 Yes
Crook, A.O. [876] Zimbabwe K003571544 Yes
Eyles, F. [6832] Zimbabwe K003571572 Yes
J. Kappeyne van der Coppello [327] Zimbabwe K003571561 Yes
Simon, B.K. [1821] Zimbabwe K003571565 Yes
Holmes, E.C. [4930] Zimbabwe K003571577 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2087] Zimbabwe K003571557 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K003571583 Yes
s.coll. [2579] Zimbabwe K003571569 Yes
Stent, S.M. [4417] Zimbabwe K003571578 Yes
Nyariri, P. [59] Zimbabwe K003571547 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [442] Zimbabwe K003571573 Yes
Davies, R.M. [32686] Zimbabwe K001665949 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