Eragrostis paradoxa Launert

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 35: 24 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simon; Williamson; Ball [1661] Malawi K003570571 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1480] Zambia K003570575 Yes
Simon, B.K. [2340] Zimbabwe K003570577 Yes
Simon; Williamson; Ball [1686] Malawi K003570570 Yes
Simon; Williamson; Ball [1651] Malawi K003570569 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16099] Zimbabwe K003570581 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [167] Zimbabwe K003570586 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [69] Malawi K003570573 Yes
Miller A. B. [4869] Zimbabwe K000366283 Paratype Yes
Simon, B.K. [964] Zimbabwe K003570582 Yes
Crook, A.O. [628] Zimbabwe K003570585 Yes
Chiparawasha, O. [648] Zimbabwe K003570579 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3518] Zambia K003570574 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4508] Malawi K003570568 Yes
Simon, B.K. [89] Zimbabwe K003570583 Yes
Simon; Pope; Biegel [2455] Zimbabwe K003570580 Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6565] Zimbabwe K003570578 Yes
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570587 Yes
Pawek, J. [13767] Malawi K003570572 Yes
Simon, B.K. [970] Zimbabwe K003570584 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1437] Zambia K003570576 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