Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca pilgeri St.-Yves

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1130 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa (Mountains). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 15 (1958).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 21 (1947).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 34 (1960).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 36, 255 (1957).
  • St. Yves in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 9: 1130 (1927).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1985 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1316] Kenya K000345280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1985 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [2693] Kenya K000345279 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1985 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1316a] Kenya K000345278 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Bogdan, A. [3942] Kenya K000333229 No
Jan 1, 1985 Ndawula [9] Kenya K000333227 No
Jan 1, 1985 Williams, J.G. [s.n.] Kenya K000333228 No
Jul 1, 1967 Mearns, E.A. [1648] Kenya K000333222 No
Jul 1, 1967 Hutchins, D.E. [378] Kenya K000333225 No
Linder [3667] Kenya K000333226 No
Hedberg, O. [1928] Kenya K003062389 No
[W. H. Pries] [11] Tanzania K003062392 No
Hedberg, O. [1901] Kenya K003062388 No
Linder [664] Kenya K000333230 No
Edwards, D.C. [2941] Kenya K003062391 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2926] Uganda K003062385 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2729] Uganda K003062382 No
Allt, G. [16] Kenya K003062387 No
Wesche, K. [257] Kenya K000333231 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1699] Uganda K003062383 No
Staples [202] Uganda K003062384 No
Hedberg, O. [1698] Kenya K003062390 No
Hedberg, O. [1006] Uganda K003062380 No
Johnston, H.B. [870] Uganda K003062386 No
Tothill, J.D. [T2433] Uganda K003062381 No
Pelley, S.L.E. [3465] Kenya K000333223 No
Bally, J. [3273] Kenya K000333224 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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