Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis homblei De Wild.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 6: 66 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

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.

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

  • De Wild. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 6: 66, fig. 3 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hill, W.J. [H3/30/6] Tanzania K003326391 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2039] Tanzania K003326395 Yes
Lynes, H. (Rev. Adm.) [Fj99] Tanzania K003326396 Yes
Wilson, V.J. [18] Zambia K003363455 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [4822] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003816776 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5260] Tanzania K000190488 Yes
Homble [982] Congo, Republic of the K000366491 Type Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2306] Tanzania K003326394 Yes
Procter, J. [3751] Tanzania K003326400 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T32] Tanzania K003326397 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8290] Tanzania K003326399 Yes
Davies, R.M. [A5] Tanzania K003326398 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [8057] Tanzania K003326390 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5287] Malawi K003363452 Yes
Schlieben [3545] Tanzania K000366390 Type Yes
Schlieben [3545] Tanzania K000366380 Type Yes
Schlieben [3545] Tanzania K000366379 Isotype Yes
Brass, L., J. [16567] Malawi K000366323 Type Yes
Davies, R.M. [B12] Tanzania K003326392 Yes
Jackson, G. [2176] Malawi K003363454 Yes
Mbano, B.N.N. [2] Tanzania K003326401 Yes
Jackson, G. [713] Malawi K003363450 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. [24004] Tanzania K003326393 Yes
Jackson, G. [713] Malawi K003363451 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [6266] Malawi K003363453 Yes
Emson, H.E. [436] Tanzania K000366381 Type Yes
Emson, H.E. [436] Tanzania K000366382 Type 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