Eriochrysis brachypogon (Stapf) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 93 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 13: 856
  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 401.
  • F.T.A. 9: 93 (1917)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. (1929). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1: 1-229. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 54 (1958).
  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 466 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 93 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 21 (1947).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 33 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 1: 77 (1929).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 93 (1917).
  • Troupin, Fl. Garamba 1: 40 (1956).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Le Testu, G. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002386941 No
Eyles, F. [3852] Zimbabwe K002386999 No
Lebrun, J. [3507] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386942 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Cameroon K002386937 No
Alers, M.P.T.; Bolm, A. [154] Gabon K002386933 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [27615] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386939 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th1283] Uganda K002386965 No
Hall, J.B. [IV18] Cote d'Ivoire K002386921 No
Brain, C.K. [3400] Zimbabwe K002387001 No
Mundy, H.G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002386994 No
I.B.P.E. [1050] South Africa K002387061 No
Morton, J.K. [A2629] Ghana K002386923 No
Hazel, C. [659] Uganda K002386958 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th4500] Uganda K002386960 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9641] Zambia K001553950 Yes
Chandler, P. [1336] Uganda K002386959 No
Eyles, F. [4706] Zimbabwe K002386998 No
Lowe, J. [4480] Nigeria K002386925 No
Haarer, A.E. [2064] Tanzania K002386967 No
s.coll. [3182] Central African Republic K002386940 No
Gilliland, H.B. [536] Zimbabwe K002386996 No
Bavicchi [268] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386945 No
Wager, H. [22960] South Africa K002387060 No
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Adokpo, C. [3228] Benin K001562461 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6129] Cameroon K002386936 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th4490] Uganda K002386963 No
de Leeuw, P.N. [1790] Nigeria K002386924 No
s.coll. [3631] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386944 No
Fay, J.M. [3138] Central African Republic K002386930 No
Wingfield, R. [588] Tanzania K002386969 No
Katende, A.B. [941] Uganda K002386962 No
Fay, J.M. [3521] Central African Republic K002386931 No
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002387059 No
Gillman, H. [155] Tanzania K002386968 No
Haarer, A.E. [2118] Tanzania K002386966 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th951] Uganda K002386961 No
Bogdan, A. [AB5181] Kenya K002386956 No
Corby, H.D.L. [460] Zimbabwe K002387000 No
Pauwels, L. [908] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386943 No
Muerillon, A. [1294] Cameroon K002386934 No
Stewart, R.B. [C-8] Ethiopia K002386952 No
Jacques Félix, H. [8111] Cameroon K002386935 No
Eyles, F. [4925] Zimbabwe K002386997 No
[U.R. Brockington] [22] Uganda K002386964 No
Dujardin [136] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386947 No
Bogdan, A. [AB4052] Kenya K002386957 No
Alers, M.P.T.; Bolm, A. [171] Gabon K002386932 No
Compton, R.H. [30488] Eswatini K000280797 Isotype Yes
Barter [1351] Nigeria K000280736 Type Yes
Barter [1351] Nigeria K000280737 Type Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [623] Zimbabwe K002386995 No
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4470] Zimbabwe K002386993 No
s.coll. [2837] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002386938 No

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