Poaceae
Hyparrhenia

Hyparrhenia finitima (Hochst.) Andersson ex Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 299 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sierra Leone, Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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., 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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clayton in Kew Bull., Add. Ser. 2: 72. (1969)
  • in F.T.A. 9: 299 (1919)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 492 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 108 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 24 (1947).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 466 (1956).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 44 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 36 (1960).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 299 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Langdale-Brown [1401] Uganda K002071655 Yes
Friis, I.B.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [12657] Ethiopia K002070746 Yes
Harnby, A.J. [1052] Mozambique K002073099 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11396] Tanzania K002071666 Yes
Troupin, G. [1695] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161699 Yes
[2990] Zambia K002073115 Yes
[415] Zimbabwe K002073136 Yes
[2838] Angola K002073140 Yes
[57586] Zimbabwe K002073138 Yes
Froment [56] K003161702 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [443] Malawi K002073100 Yes
Perrott [3069] Zimbabwe K000280220 Type Yes
Perrott [3069] Zimbabwe K000280219 Type Yes
Troupin, G. [1904] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161700 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [843] Sierra Leone K003160872 No
Froment [56] K003161701 Yes
Burnett, G.F. [49/ lll A] Tanzania K002071673 Yes
[1054] Zimbabwe K002073128 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [541] Tanzania K002071670 Yes
[708] Zambia K002073116 Yes
Kalema, J. [JK 2757] Uganda K002071653 Yes
Thomas, I.D. [52] Tanzania K002071669 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10072] Tanzania K000984006 Yes
[1925] Zambia K002073122 Yes
[689] Zambia K002073117 Yes
Jackson, G. [469] Malawi K002073106 Yes
[95] Zimbabwe K002073127 Yes
[2993] Zambia K002073114 Yes
[2034] Zambia K002073119 Yes
[3054] Zambia K002073125 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [366] Mozambique K002073098 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [366] Mozambique K002073097 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5464] Tanzania K002071663 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1051] Uganda K002071659 Yes
[3198] Zambia K002073121 Yes
Langdale-Brown [2090] Uganda K002071658 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1306] Uganda K002071656 Yes
Langdale-Brown [1413] Uganda K002071654 Yes
Jackson, G. [460] Malawi K002073108 Yes
[20590] Zimbabwe K002073126 Yes
[1083] Zimbabwe K002073130 Yes
Froment [333] K003161703 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [14084] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161698 Yes
Makin, J. [147] Kenya K002071661 Yes
[2060 A] Zimbabwe K002073132 Yes
Jackson, G. [846] Malawi K002073104 Yes
[5905] Zimbabwe K002073137 Yes
[2838] Angola K002073139 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [287] Malawi K002073111 Yes
Jackson, G. [479] Malawi K002073105 Yes
Jackson, G. [192] Malawi K002073110 Yes
[2413] Zimbabwe K002073133 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [590] Malawi K002073101 Yes
Stolz, A. [1352] Tanzania K002071671 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [1730] Tanzania K002071664 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2132] Tanzania K002071674 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [1817] Tanzania K002071668 Yes
[13778] Zambia K002073118 Yes
Thomas, A.B. [Th 2615] Uganda K002071660 Yes
Jackson, G. [1610] Malawi K002073103 Yes
[382] Zimbabwe K002073134 Yes
Cormack, A.B. [3] Malawi K002073112 Yes
[3198] Zambia K002073120 Yes
Schimper [1797] K000280315 Type Yes
Schimper [1797] K000280316 Isotype Yes
Schimper [1797] K000280314 Isotype Yes
Davis, R.M. [593] Tanzania K002071665 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T75] Tanzania K002071667 Yes
Davis, R.M. [520] Tanzania K002071672 Yes
[487] Zimbabwe K002073131 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10073] Malawi K002073109 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [649] Malawi K002073113 Yes
[774] Zimbabwe K002073135 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M.G. [243] Ethiopia K002070743 Yes
Jackson, G. [460] Malawi K002073107 Yes
Brown, D.R. [DRB 30] Uganda K002071657 Yes
[3465] Zimbabwe K002073129 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [1807] Tanzania K002071662 Yes
[1023] Zambia K002073124 Yes
Van Vuuren, O.R.J. [1685] South Africa K002074302 No
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [14620] Ethiopia K002070744 Yes
Jackson, G. [1610] Malawi K002073102 Yes
[1148] Zambia K002073123 Yes
Chiovenda, E. [3221] Ethiopia K002070745 Yes

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