Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis riparia (Willd.) Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 512 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 1934 India K000643371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 9, 1934 s.coll. [101] India K000643372 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 9, 1934 Barber, C.A. [4387] India K000245075 Type Yes
Jul 9, 1934 India K000643370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 10, 1934 Wight [1787] India K000245076 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003562732 No
Barber, C.A. [4429] India K003562724 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69092603R] Sri Lanka K003562752 Yes
Davidse, G. [7775] Sri Lanka K003562760 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7268] Sri Lanka K003562754 Yes
Wirawan, N. [999] Sri Lanka K003562757 Yes
Barney, R.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003562758 Yes
s.coll. [54] India K003562736 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [4482] India K003562725 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6956] India K003562737 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9105] Sri Lanka K003562747 Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [1247] Thailand K000682503 Yes
India K000643374 Type Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [4719] India K003562728 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [s.n.] India K003562714 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17534] India K003562739 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69111643R] Sri Lanka K003562753 Yes
Inayat [22912] India K003562744 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9139] Sri Lanka K003562756 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69011001R] Sri Lanka K003562761 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [2956] India K003562726 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69120214R] Sri Lanka K003562750 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12238] India K003562716 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003562719 Yes
s.coll. [104 = 1787] India K000643373 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [580] India K003562733 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [177] India K003562745 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [16245] India K003562746 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12683] India K003562735 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [15709] India K003562743 Yes
Wight [3322] India K003562720 Yes
s.coll. [1058] India K003562712 Yes
Thomson, G. [294] India K003562722 Yes
s.coll. [13783] India K003562741 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7357] Sri Lanka K003562749 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [10880] India K003562738 Yes
Clayton, D. [5944] Sri Lanka K003562759 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [7815] Sri Lanka K003562748 Yes
Clayton, D. [5897] Sri Lanka K003562751 Yes
Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.T. [s.n.] India K003562715 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003562718 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1864] India K003562729 Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [1199] Thailand K000682502 Yes
s.coll. [580] India K003562713 Yes
Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.T. [s.n.] India K003562734 Yes
Bourne, A.G.; Bourne, E.T. [s.n.] India K003562740 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69012015R] Sri Lanka K003562762 Yes
Clayton, D. [5608] Sri Lanka K003562755 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [4057] India K003562727 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [16478] India K003562742 Yes
Schmid, B. [s.n.] India K003562717 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4820] India K003562731 No
Narayanaswami, V. [5177] India K003562730 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