Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis scabriflora Swallen

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 26: 179 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Easter Is., Fiji, Line Is., Marshall Is., New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna 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.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 27, 1982 Hallé, N. [6380] Vanuatu K000433793 Yes
Jan 27, 1982 Mackee, H.S. [6607] New Caledonia K000433788 Yes
Jan 27, 1982 Giles [849] New Caledonia K000433786 Yes
Jan 27, 1982 Gillivray, J.M. [763] New Caledonia K000433787 Yes
Jan 27, 1982 s.coll. [180] New Caledonia K000433789 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Bryan, E.H. [520] Fiji K000433796 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Tothill, J.D. [346] Fiji K000433800 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Tothill, J.D. [80] Fiji K000433797 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Tothill, J.D. [369] Fiji K000433798 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Tothill, J.D. [156] Fiji K000433794 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 s.coll. [3001] Fiji K000433801 Yes
Jun 27, 1896 s.coll. [s.n.] Vanuatu K000433792 Yes
Jan 1, 1874 s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000433791 Yes
Jan 1, 1862 s.coll. [91] New Caledonia K000433790 Yes
Whistler, W.A.; Steele, O. [11235] Marshall Islands K003815067 Yes
Greenwood, W. [1190] Fiji K000433795 Yes
Tothill, J.D. [350] Fiji K000433799 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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