Poaceae
Leersia

Leersia denudata Launert

First published in Senckenberg. Biol. 46: 144 (1965)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Launert in Senck. Biol. 46: 144 (1965).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1964 Burtt, B., D. [3677] Tanzania K000345463 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burtt, B., D. [3677] Tanzania K000345464 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Burtt, B., D. [3677] Tanzania K000345465 Type Yes
Astle, W.L. [2807] Zambia K002360063 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9280] Zambia K001561618 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1161] Zambia K002360077 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4354] Zambia K002360070 Yes
Chisumpa, S.M. [2] Zambia K002360059 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB [2]838] Kenya K002999903 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2564] Tanzania K002999907 Yes
{Greenway} [6796] Tanzania K002999910 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5816] Zambia K002360076 Yes
Pócs, T.; Chuwa, S. [89033/A] Tanzania K002999894 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2668] Botswana K002360080 Yes
Young, R.G.N. [5] Zimbabwe K002360079 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1231] Zambia K002360069 Yes
Pawek, J. [8709] Malawi K002360057 Yes
Emson, H.E. [95] Tanzania K002999911 Yes
Nyariri, P. [745] Zimbabwe K002360078 Yes
s.coll. [8382] Zambia K002360068 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7779] Tanzania K002999906 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0906] Zambia K002360061 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1154] Zambia K002360062 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6796] Tanzania K002999912 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4134] Zambia K002360058 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14430] Tanzania K002999896 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS 2768] Zambia K002360074 Yes
Lovett, J. [1655] Tanzania K002999895 Yes
Williamson, G. [1051] Zambia K002360060 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [Z 3052] Zambia K002360075 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [600] Tanzania K002999909 Yes
Williamson, G. [1306] Zambia K002360073 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2564] Tanzania K002999905 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3314] Zambia K002360072 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/671] Kenya K002999904 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [13/100] Zambia K002360067 Yes
Mhoro, B.; Backéus, I. [1935] Tanzania K002999900 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12320] Tanzania K002999908 Yes
Stefanescu, E. [454] Tanzania K002999898 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12570] Tanzania K002999897 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11542] Tanzania K002999901 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6368] Zambia K002360064 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1465] Zambia K002360065 Yes
Menezes, A. [3460] Angola K002360081 Yes
Björnstad, A. [AB 1686] Tanzania K002999899 Yes
s.coll. [8413] Zambia K002360071 Yes
Stolz, A. [1264] Tanzania K002999902 Yes
Williamson, G. [1318] Zambia K002360066 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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