Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis humidicola Napper

First published in Kirkia 3: 114 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 34 (1965).
  • Napper in Kirkia 3: 114 (1963).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1969 Haarer, A., E. [2420] Tanzania K000366371 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1969 Haarer, A., E. [2420] Tanzania K000366370 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1947 Greenway, P.J. [7881] Kenya K000386378 Yes
Hazel, C. [553] Uganda K003327507 Yes
illegible [PI199331] Kenya K000386377 Yes
Namaganda, M. [1050] Uganda K003327506 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1392] Uganda K003327504 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1135] Uganda K003327509 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1429] Uganda K003327505 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24966] Uganda K003327508 Yes
Emson, H.E. [275] Tanzania K003327514 Yes
Fiennes, R.N. [s.n.] Uganda K003327512 Yes
Harker, K.W. [613] Uganda K003327502 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1351] Uganda K003327501 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [946] Uganda K003327513 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4039] Kenya K000386379 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3836] Uganda K003327511 Yes
Eggeling, W.J.; Eggeling, J.E. [E4922] Uganda K003327510 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [2329] Uganda K003327503 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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