Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis rottleri Stapf

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 321 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India (SE. & S. Tamil Nadu). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

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.
  • Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Vivek, C.P., Murthy, G.V.S. & Nair, V.J. (2013). A note on Eragrostis rottleri (Poaceae) and its lectotypification. Nelumbo 55: 109-112.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vivek, C.P., Murthy, G.V.S. & Nair, V.J. (2013). A note on Eragrostis rottleri (Poaceae) and its lectotypification. Nelumbo 55: 109-112.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1939 Wight [1785], India K000643342 Yes
Mar 1, 1934 Röttler [s.n.], India K000518040 Unknown type material Yes
Röttler [s.n.], India K000643343 Yes

Sources

  • 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

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0