Poaceae
Eriochloa

Eriochloa macclounii Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 501 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Botswana. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 72 (1965).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 41 (1958).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 501 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2847] Zambia K003926555 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [2544] Zimbabwe K003926535 Yes
Davies, R.M. Tanzania K003926373 Yes
Barker, F. [Ba10] Malawi K003926544 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1480] Zambia K003926554 Yes
McClounie, J. [8] Malawi K000282008 Type Yes
Barker, F. [Ba6] Malawi K003926543 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4299] Botswana K003926537 Yes
Prince, S.D. [411] Zambia K003926562 Yes
Prince, S.D. [518] Zambia K003926559 Yes
White, F. [7007] Zambia K003926550 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. Tanzania K003926371 Yes
Jackson, G. [489] Malawi K003926539 No
Barker, F. [[Cf6]] Malawi K003926541 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. Tanzania K003926377 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003926545 Yes
Trapwell, C.G. [1481] Zambia K003926553 Yes
Bullock, A.A. Tanzania K003926376 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [7/66] Zambia K003926549 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. Tanzania K003926374 No
Cleghorn, W.B. [2552] Zimbabwe K003926534 Yes
Wingfield, R. Tanzania K003926372 Yes
[J. M. Bowbrich] [J209] Mozambique K003926533 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1135] Zambia K003926551 Yes
Prince, S.D. [397] Zambia K003926561 Yes
Jackson, G. [1471] Malawi K003926538 Yes
Jackson, G. [755] Malawi K003926542 Yes
Jackson, G. [1263] Malawi K003926540 Yes
Backlund, H.O. Tanzania K003926375 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2780] Zambia K003926560 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [1630] Zimbabwe K003926536 Yes
Rabson Phiri [59] Zambia K003926557 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003926546 Yes
Astle, W.L. [3100] Zambia K003926556 Yes
Prince, S.D. [423] Zambia K003926563 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2081] Zambia K003926552 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0975] Zambia K003926547 Yes
Phiri, P.S.M. [2253] Zambia K003926548 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4246] Zambia K003926558 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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