Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis paupera Jedwabn.

First published in Bot. Arch. 5: 214 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hawaiian Islands (Midway Islands) to Phoenix Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Gilbert Is., Hawaii, Line Is., Phoenix Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Long, C.R. [2591] Kiribati K003815034 Yes
Long, C.R. [2745] Christmas Island K003815046 Yes
St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [17489] Christmas Island K003815047 Yes
Bryan Jr., E.H. [1392] Kiribati K003815041 Yes
Long, C.R. [2690] Kiribati K003815043 Yes
Bergman, H.F. [54] Kiribati K003815040 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [24586] Kiribati K003815027 Yes
Egler, F.E.; Oliveira, J. [37-273] United States K003815048 Yes
Mann, H.; Brigham, W.T. [44] Hawaii K000643428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Long, C.R. [2591] Kiribati K003815035 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Stoddart, D.R. [54734] Kiribati K003815036 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [24614] Kiribati K003815029 Yes
Long, C.R. [2108] Kiribati K003815031 Yes
Parry, R. [3] Christmas Island K003815026 Yes
Caum, E.L. [7] Hawaii K000643430 Type Yes
Long, C.R. [2677] Kiribati K003815032 Yes
Long, C.R.; Woodward, P. [2591] Kiribati K003815033 Yes
Long, C.R. [2694] Kiribati K003815042 Yes
Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H. [21319] Kiribati K003815038 Yes
Long, C.R. [2745] Christmas Island K003815045 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [55710] Kiribati K003815030 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K000643429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill, F.L. [1001] Christmas Island K003815044 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [9892] Kiribati K003815039 Yes
Long, C.R. [2591] Kiribati K003815037 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [24586] Kiribati K003815028 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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