Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus angustifolius A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 396 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 396 (1851).
  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 29 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 57 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mitchell, B.L. [2/67] Zambia K002935263 Yes
McLeish, I. [2726] Oman K002093549 No
Snowden, J.D. [1332] Uganda K002438690 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2778] Yemen K002093545 No
Turner, A. [1568] Kenya K002438695 Yes
Veseey- Fitzgerald, D. [2061] Tanzania K002438702 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [s.n.] Tanzania K002438700 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2384] Yemen K002093546 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3303] Yemen K002093548 No
Aslte, W.L. [1091] Zambia K002935265 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4813] Tanzania K002438704 Yes
Veseey- Fitzgerald, D. [2074] Tanzania K002438703 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1755] Uganda K002438691 Yes
Aslte, W.L. [1112] Zambia K002935264 Yes
Wilson, S.G. [228] Malawi K002935262 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3128] Yemen K002093547 No
Barnes, R.W. [1116] Kenya K002438693 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [3645] Zambia K002935266 Yes
[Lhiovenda] [781] Ethiopia K002437441 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1332] Uganda K002438689 Yes
Blair, I.J. [39] Sudan K002437438 Yes
Wilson, J. [946] Kenya K002438694 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [10952] Cameroon K002436870 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13,413] Tanzania K002438701 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K193] Kenya K002438699 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1494AB] Kenya K002438697 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002437439 Yes
[Lhioverda] [810] Ethiopia K002437440 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7160] Saudi Arabia K002093542 No
Collenette, I.S. [9270] Saudi Arabia K002093543 No
Myers, J.G. [10937] Sudan K002437437 Yes
Wieland, R. [1173] Somalia K002437442 Yes
J. E. L. [Fenner] [228] Malawi K002935261 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [s.n.] Yemen K002093544 No
Maitland, T.D. [s.n.] Uganda K002438692 Yes
Wilson, J. [868] Kenya K002438698 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1996a] Kenya K002438696 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 Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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