Poaceae
Gastridium

Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb.

First published in Kew Bull. 9: 375 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to N. & W. Iran, Eritrea to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Socotra, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Arizona, Azores, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Desventurados Is., Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Madeira, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, New South Wales, Oregon, Selvagens, South Australia, Texas, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02377. epublication.
  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Faccenda, K. (2023). Updates to the Hawaiian grass flora and selected keys to species: Part 2. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 155: 83-156.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • 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.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v47i.15363. epublication.
  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcillán, P.P. & al. (2013). Plantas no nativas naturalizadas de la península de Baja California, México. Botanical Sciences 91: 461-475.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • 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.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 31 (1958).
  • C. E. Hubbard in Kew Bulletin 9: 375 (1954).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1651] Eritrea K000367388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003594531 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [984] Cyprus K003594391 Yes
Mapple [74] Cyprus K003594392 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K003594353 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [3320] United States K003594533 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Spain K003594360 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3281] Kenya K003594516 Yes
Müller [s.n.] Italy K003594354 Yes
Abrams, L. [3357] United States K003594534 Yes
Sintenis; Rigo [364] Cyprus K003594405 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2409] Sudan K003594499 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Melaku, W.; Ermias Getachew [10707] Ethiopia K003594508 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [9875] South Africa K003594520 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3288] Kenya K003594518 Yes
Bannister, C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594346 Yes
Niguez, E. [55] Chile K003594542 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [10352] Chile K003594541 Yes
Loxton, A.E. [237] South Africa K003594521 Yes
Philipps [s.n.] K003594551 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [913] Spain K003594361 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [465] United States K003594529 Yes
s.coll. [177] Chile K003594546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003594545 Yes
Young, D.P. [7451] Cyprus K003594389 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K003594375 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2957] Cyprus K003594407 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3961] South Africa K003594527 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6142] Spain K003594364 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25103] Kenya K003594517 Yes
s.coll. [669] Syria K003594409 Yes
s.coll. [J2863] Sudan K003594504 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [9991] Greece K003594369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003594548 Yes
Helback, H. [1722] Iraq K003594415 Yes
Baytop, A. [ISTE6066] Türkiye K003594374 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1090] Cyprus K003594388 Yes
Salter, T.M. [3637] South Africa K003594523 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [1365] Cyprus K003594395 Yes
Barbey, W. [659] Türkiye K003594376 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [4149] United States K003594536 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Greece K003594371 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [10127] Türkiye K003594380 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A3568] Sudan K003594501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K003594414 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [2106] Türkiye K003594379 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2992] Cyprus K003594406 Yes
{M. Cl. Gay.} [s.n.] Chile K003594547 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] K003594358 Yes
Péronin, A. [103] Türkiye K003594382 Yes
[Guillemin] [s.n.] K003594550 Yes
Chapman, E. [691] Cyprus K003594402 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6287] Ethiopia K003594506 Yes
Sagástegui A, A.; Mostacero, J. [9123] Peru K003594538 Yes
[S. Economides] [936] Cyprus K003594394 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6134] Spain K003594359 Yes
Casey, E.C. [805] Cyprus K003594398 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Melaku, W.; Ermias Getachew [10814] Ethiopia K003594507 Yes
Todaro [936] Italy K003594355 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Chile K003594552 Yes
Hansen, G. [614] K003594535 Yes
Fastuchov, N. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K003594384 Yes
Chapman, E. [642] Cyprus K003594403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003594352 Yes
Hedburg, I.; Hedburg, O. [92189] Saudi Arabia K001513683 Yes
Scharif [8068E] Iran K003594418 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [89] Cyprus K003594393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003594349 Yes
Agnes; [Hedai]; Haines [W2000] Iraq K003594417 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594343 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [15] Türkiye K003594373 Yes
Lavranos, J.J. [11435] Djibouti K003594515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K003594509 Yes
Hansen, G. [1752] K003594537 Yes
Niguez, E. [130] Chile K003594543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003594549 Yes
Gandoger, M. [12095] Greece K003594367 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4425] Lebanon K003594412 Yes
Bowen, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594347 Yes
Aellen, P.; Allen, Y. [1849] Iran K003594420 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A3591] Sudan K003594503 Yes
Spruner [s.n.] Greece K003594370 Yes
N. [Pastukhow] [1004] K003594385 Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594344 Yes
[Salieti] [10273E] Iran K003594419 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4358A] Portugal K003594357 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6134] Spain K003594363 Yes
Iecama [RS130] Ethiopia K003594514 No
Newton [s.n.] Cabo Verde K003594496 Yes
Chevalier, A. [44953] Cabo Verde K003594497 Yes
Medlin, L.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594341 Yes
Salter, T.M. [9114] South Africa K003594525 Yes
Niguez, E. [22] Chile K003594544 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Chile K003594553 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2720] Sudan K003594498 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1090] Cyprus K003594400 Yes
[F. Ferris] [s.n.] Türkiye K003594377 Yes
Botteri [s.n.] Croatia K003594366 Yes
Bannister, C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003594345 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [1112] Cyprus K003594390 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Greece K003594372 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2286] Cyprus K003594401 Yes
[Spruner] [s.n.] Greece K003594368 Yes
Broun [1178] Sudan K003594500 Yes
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Cyprus K003594399 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2951] Cyprus K003594408 Yes
Sintenis; Rigo [364] Cyprus K003594404 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2075A] South Africa K003594522 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [N30] South Africa K003594524 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K003594356 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [264] United States K003594530 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [4103] Peru K003594539 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2813] Spain K003594365 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [800] Ethiopia K003594512 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1927] Ethiopia K003594511 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [1113] Cyprus K003594396 Yes
Nuttall, L.W. [297] United States K003594532 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5571] Spain K003594362 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K003594378 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K003594383 Yes
Chiovenda [1747] Ethiopia K003594510 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [1113] Cyprus K003594387 Yes
s.coll. [J2858] Sudan K003594502 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [2686] United Kingdom K003594342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003594350 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E. [8535] Ethiopia K003594513 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2956] Cyprus K003594386 Yes
Merton, F. [798] Cyprus K003594397 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2694] Sudan K003594505 Yes
Long, V.E. [224a] United States K003594528 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R.; Agnes; [Harlai]; Haines; [Waleeic] [W1836] Iraq K003594416 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003594351 Yes
Dony, J.G. [2138] United Kingdom K003594348 Yes
Salter (Capt.) [s.n.] South Africa K003594526 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0