Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus acinifolius Stapf

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 581 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002936476 Yes
de Winter, B. [2375] Namibia K002936464 Yes
de Winter, B. [2969] Namibia K002936465 Yes
{Rev. J. Buchanan} [300] South Africa K002936473 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [16350] South Africa K002936482 Yes
Giess, W.; Loutit, B. [14060] Namibia K002936471 Yes
Giess, H.; Loutit, B. [14083] Namibia K002936463 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, [4666] Namibia K002936469 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1229] South Africa K002936479 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L. [683] South Africa K002936474 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6353] Namibia K002936472 Yes
de Winter, B. [3478] Namibia K002936470 Yes
de Winter, B. [2969] Namibia K002936466 Yes
de Winter, B.; Codd, L. [683] South Africa K002936475 Yes
Burchell, W., J. [1846] 27CPPOO K000365148 Type Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002936478 Yes
Brucekner, A. [186] South Africa K002936480 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [2215] South Africa K002936477 Yes
Brucekner, A. [161] South Africa K002936481 Yes
de Winter, B. [2375] Namibia K002936467 Yes
Giess, W.; Volk, O.H.; Bleissmer, B. [6108] Namibia K002936468 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

  • 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