Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus confinis (Steud.) Chiov.

First published in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 341 (1908 publ. 1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen

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.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.
  • 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

  • Chiov. in Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 341 (1908).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [2931] Yemen K002093550 No
Stewart, R.B. [191] Ethiopia K002437514 Yes
Persson, S. [2087] Ethiopia K002437521 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K114] Kenya K002438989 Yes
Williams, G.R. [170] Kenya K002438999 Yes
Frlis, I.; Woldu, Z.; Vollesen, K.B. [2607] Ethiopia K002437509 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11844] Tanzania K000984179 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12815] Kenya K002438975 Yes
Sandford; Mooney [7448] Ethiopia K002437516 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [6488] Ethiopia K002437508 Yes
Stewart, R.B. [C-19] Ethiopia K002437524 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/647] Kenya K002438982 Yes
Baldrati, I. [s.n.] Eritrea K002437506 Yes
Williams, G.R. [170] Kenya K002439000 Yes
Ash, J. [2584A] Ethiopia K001732275 Yes
Spranger, N.D. [S17] Tanzania K002438997 Yes
Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [831] Ethiopia K002437512 Yes
West, O. [5804] Ethiopia K002437513 Yes
Deshmukh, I. [JESS400] Somalia K002437525 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Mbago, F. [24303] Tanzania K002439005 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2690] Kenya K002438992 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [352] Kenya K002438988 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1857] Kenya K002438978 Yes
Agric [B-19] Ethiopia K002437510 Yes
Stewart [447] Kenya K002438986 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. [357] Kenya K002438987 Yes
Riplestein, G. [854] Ethiopia K002437515 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B5395] Kenya K002438980 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [312] Kenya K002438979 Yes
Dale, I.R. [8] Kenya K002438981 Yes
McKinnon [338] Tanzania K002439004 Yes
Braun, H.M.H. [167] Tanzania K000984180 Yes
Stewart, R.B. [62] Ethiopia K002437523 Yes
Scott, H [71] Ethiopia K000365254 Type Yes
Ryding, O. [1413] Ethiopia K002437505 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB994] Kenya K002438994 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB11] Kenya K002438983 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2993] Kenya K002438970 Yes
Ahiti [88] Kenya K002438977 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13579] Kenya K002438990 Yes
Stewart, R.B. [58] Ethiopia K002437517 Yes
Braun, H.M.H. [160] Tanzania K000495984 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7625] Tanzania K002439002 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [8464] Ethiopia K002437520 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25093] Kenya K002438996 Yes
West, O. [5623] Ethiopia K002437511 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [74] Ethiopia K002437519 Yes
McDonald, J. [1025] Kenya K002438971 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3431] Kenya K002438998 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7749] Tanzania K002439003 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [424] Kenya K002438985 Yes
Lyne, R.N. [156] Kenya K002438995 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25081] Kenya K002438973 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2574] Ethiopia K002437522 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [258] Kenya K002438984 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002437518 Yes
Heady, H.F. [1646] Tanzania K000495985 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [865] Kenya K002438976 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24762] Kenya K002438974 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1819] Kenya K002438972 Yes
Ash, J. [2584A] Ethiopia K002437507 Yes
Wesche, K. [1522] Kenya K002439001 Yes
Bogdan, A. [498a] Kenya K002438993 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; [illegible] [EAH13124] Tanzania K002438991 Yes

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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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  • 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