Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis homomalla Nees

First published in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 406 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, 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.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Nees, Fl. Afr. Austr.: 406 (1841).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[A. Brueckner] [316] South Africa K002946589 Yes
Paton, M. [3137] South Africa K002946602 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946629 Yes
de Winter, B. [7475] Botswana K003363552 Yes
Gibbs-Russell; Smook [5106] Namibia K002946554 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5618] Namibia K002946553 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1926] South Africa K002946609 Yes
de Winter, B. [3484] Namibia K002946567 Yes
Smook, L. [4593] South Africa K002946618 Yes
Strohbach, B. [3645] Namibia K002946560 Yes
Smook, L. [6994] South Africa K002946616 Yes
Wilman, M. [4083] South Africa K002946578 Yes
Wilman, M. [4082] South Africa K002946584 Yes
Ferrar, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002946588 Yes
Strohbach, B. [3689] Namibia K002946559 Yes
Wilman, M. [15158] South Africa K002946621 Yes
Wilman, M. [3259] South Africa K002946603 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946605 Yes
Smook, L. [4568] South Africa K002946617 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [4192] South Africa K002946587 Yes
Wilman, M. [3061] South Africa K002946607 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [s.n.] South Africa K002946595 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [2825] Namibia K002946568 Yes
Wilman, M. [3259] South Africa K002946594 Yes
Wilman, M. [2668] South Africa K002946620 Yes
Smook, L. [002767] South Africa K002946571 Yes
Wilman, M. [3069] South Africa K002946592 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946579 Yes
de Winter; Har [7853] Namibia K002946563 Yes
Werger, M.J.A. [1818] South Africa K002946612 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18799] South Africa K002946628 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3069] Botswana K003363554 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [92] South Africa K002946580 Yes
Smook; Gibbs-Russell [2454] South Africa K002946570 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [4193] South Africa K002946577 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946574 Yes
s.coll. [MH1381] Namibia K002946552 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3104] Botswana K003363553 Yes
Wilman, M. [2469] South Africa K002946591 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946597 Yes
Wilman, M. [3261] South Africa K002946601 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4487] Namibia K002946569 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1875] South Africa K002946581 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [4192] South Africa K002946583 Yes
Wilman, M. [3061] South Africa K002946608 Yes
Wilman, M. [2469] South Africa K002946625 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1926] South Africa K002946611 Yes
Smook, L. [3462] South Africa K002946613 Yes
Smook, L. [4563] South Africa K002946615 Yes
Giess, W. [3818] Namibia K002946564 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1947] South Africa K002946631 Yes
Wilman, M. [557] South Africa K002946623 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946598 Yes
Ferrar, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002946600 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Giess, W. [1219] Namibia K002946565 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1762] South Africa K002946626 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissner, B. [5574] Namibia K002946562 Yes
Dinter [6994] Namibia K002946557 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3315] Botswana K003363550 Yes
Wilman, M. [3261] South Africa K002946575 Yes
Wilman, M. [2469] South Africa K002946624 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1896] South Africa K002946585 Yes
[M. Brewer] [3068] South Africa K002946593 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946596 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1896] South Africa K002946582 Yes
Smook, L.; Gibbs-Russell [2454a] South Africa K002946572 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4080] Namibia K002946558 Yes
Wilman, M. [3261] South Africa K002946599 Yes
Wilman, M. [15158] South Africa K002946622 Yes
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C. [97] Botswana K003363555 Yes
Gibbs-Russell; Smook [5106] Namibia K002946556 Yes
[A. Brueckner] [316] South Africa K002946590 Yes
Wilman, M. [3259] South Africa K002946576 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [4193] South Africa K002946586 Yes
Wilman, M. [3213] South Africa K002946604 Yes
Smook, L. [8449] South Africa K002946619 Yes
de Winter, B. [3403] Namibia K002946566 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1784] South Africa K002946610 Yes
Henrici [2607] South Africa K002946573 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946606 Yes
Gibbs-Russell; Smook [5548A] Namibia K002946555 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12662] South Africa K002946632 Yes
Smook, L. [0000003500] South Africa K002946614 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17969] South Africa K002946627 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002946630 Yes
Oct 1, 1938 Acocks, J.P.H. [1875] 27CPPOO Eragrostis hygrophila K000365697 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1938 Acocks, J.P.H. [1875] 27CPPOO Eragrostis hygrophila K000365696 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