Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis thollonii Franch.

First published in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 383 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Congo, DR Congo, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1963 Thollon [4086] Congo, Republic of the K000366466 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Thollon [4086] Congo, Republic of the K000366467 Type Yes
Sapini [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K000366468 Type Yes
s.coll. [3031] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344774 Yes
de Winter, B. [9204] South Africa K002947152 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1967] Zambia K003570792 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3790] Zambia K003570793 Yes
Germain, R. [2626] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344785 Yes
Callens, H. [4738] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344773 Yes
s.coll. [3435] Congo, Republic of the K003344775 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1904] Zambia K003570791 Yes
Compère, P. [1582] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344787 Yes
s.coll. [13158] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344791 Yes
s.coll. [4080] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344783 Yes
s.coll. [4213] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344779 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [4203] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344771 Yes
Germain [2626] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344780 Yes
Achten [402b] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344778 Yes
s.coll. [13158] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344782 Yes
de Witte, G.F. [4780] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344790 Yes
Callens, H. [3435] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344772 Yes
s.coll. [5075] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344777 Yes
Germain [2645] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344784 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K003570795 Yes
Couteaux [1083] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344781 Yes
Robyns, W. [3665] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344788 Yes
s.coll. [3823] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344776 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6007] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344789 Yes
s.coll. [12987] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344792 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Darbyshire, I.; Godinho, E.; Kodo, F. [7245] Angola K003570794 Yes
Overlaet [589] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003344786 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