Poaceae
Hyparrhenia

Hyparrhenia poecilotricha (Hack.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 309 (1919)
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:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clayton in Kew Bull., Add. Ser. 2: 69. (1969)
  • in F.T.A. 9: 309 (1919)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. 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.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 492 (1972).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 309 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Troupin, G. [1472] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161684 Yes
[4881] Malawi K002073077 Yes
[2034] Zambia K002073085 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [16861] Cameroon K003161673 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3739] Kenya K002071632 No
Nelson [15] South Africa K000280197 Holotype Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1634] Kenya K002071634 No
Lowe, J.L. [3011] Cameroon K003161672 Yes
Blair, I.J. [65] Sudan K002070741 Yes
s.coll. [732] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161677 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [865] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161682 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3824] Kenya K002071637 No
[608] Zambia K002073084 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th 2612] Uganda K002071628 No
Vigne, C. [3201] Ghana K003160868 No
[58] Zambia K002073080 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1872] Sudan K002070738 Yes
Verdcourt [2619] Kenya K002071635 No
Adames, P. [410] Guinea K001738995 No
Buechner, H.K. [6] Uganda K002071625 No
Adam [2673] Guinea K003160866 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th834] Uganda K002071627 No
Reales Williams, G.K. [88] Tanzania K002071641 No
Chandler, P. [1633] Uganda K002071629 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9284] Zambia K001528851 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8286] Zambia K001553702 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8635] Zambia K001553703 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8835] Zambia K001553704 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8701] Zambia K001553705 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8651] Zambia K001553721 Yes
s.coll. [2734] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161674 Yes
Nyange, M.; Luke, Q. [0467] Kenya K002071630 No
Blair Rains, A. [228] Nigeria K003160870 No
Blair, I.J. [185] Sudan K002070740 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3571] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161681 Yes
Jackson, J.K.; Magaji, S.O.; Tuley, P. [1923] Nigeria K003160871 No
[1608] Zimbabwe K002073088 Yes
Davidse, G. [9188] Kenya K002071639 No
Johnston, H.B. [1106] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161676 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th56] Uganda K002071626 No
Bogdan, A. [1168AB] Kenya K002071638 No
Laurent, J.F. [631] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161679 Yes
[5925] Mozambique K002073075 Yes
Brunt, M. [1185] Cameroon K003161671 Yes
Adam [5050] Guinea K003160867 No
Prugdum, A. [810] Kenya K002071631 No
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161687 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [362] Sudan K002070737 Yes
[2076] Zambia K002073089 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1081] Kenya K002071636 No
[24/84] Zambia K002073087 Yes
Devred, R. [1542] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161686 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161685 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2169] Sudan K002070739 Yes
[3025] Zambia K002073079 Yes
Leonard, A. [5131] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161675 Yes
Hudson, D. [267] Uganda K002071624 No
[123] Zimbabwe K002073090 Yes
[14208] Zambia K002073081 Yes
s.coll. [4670] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161678 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1472] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161680 Yes
s.coll. [3589] Rwanda K003161688 Yes
Rwaburindore, P. [4731] Uganda K002071623 No
[A235] Zambia K002073078 Yes
[627] Zambia K002073083 Yes
Pêtre, C. [16] Tanzania K002071640 No
Buchanan South Africa K000280195 Type Yes
Troupin, G. [16415] Rwanda K003161689 Yes
[3142a] Zambia K002073086 Yes
Fukui, K.; Fukui, M. [921] Ethiopia K002070742 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1491 AB] Kenya K002071633 No
[2925] Zambia K002073082 Yes
Jacobson, E. [6] Tanzania K002071642 No
Newton Angola K000280223 Isotype Yes
Newton Angola K000280222 Type Yes
[4187A] Mozambique K002073076 Yes
Innes, R.R. [22] Ghana K003160869 No
Quarre, P. [3205] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003161683 Yes
[11277] Angola K002073091 Yes

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