Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis lepida (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 269 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hildebrandt, J.M. [877] Somalia K003326214 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7376] Saudi Arabia K003561494 Yes
Naegelé, A. [s.n.] Djibouti K003326216 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [968] Sudan K003326198 Yes
Pappi, A. [4015] Eritrea K003326203 Yes
Popov, G. [1416] Eritrea K003326204 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4818] Saudi Arabia K003561499 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Bazara'a, M.; Guarino, L.; Kassim, N. [M10071] Yemen K003561500 Yes
Khalid [40A] Sudan K003326197 Yes
Schimper [1040] Eritrea K000366397 Type Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3914] Saudi Arabia K003561495 Yes
Fayed, A. [1311] Saudi Arabia K003561493 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [87307] Djibouti K003326210 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [217] Eritrea K003326202 Yes
Maunder, M. [150] Somalia K003326211 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [524] Eritrea K003326206 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI666] Somalia K003326212 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [436] Eritrea K003326201 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4683] Saudi Arabia K003561498 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [1644] Somalia K003326208 Yes
Edwards, S.; Tewolde-Berhan, G.E. [3894] Eritrea K003326207 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4858] Saudi Arabia K003561496 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8988] Saudi Arabia K003561492 Yes
Khattab [F3827b] Egypt K003561502 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4281] Saudi Arabia K003561497 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15829] Somalia K003326213 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [F1844] Egypt K003561501 Yes
Edwards, S.; Tewolde-Berhan, G.E. [3680] Eritrea K003326200 Yes
Gillespie, J.B. [296] Kenya K003362531 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [967] Sudan K003326199 Yes
Lavranos, J.J.; Horwood [10288bis] Somalia K003326215 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [54] Ethiopia K003326205 Yes
Chedeville, E. [2157] Somalia K003326209 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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