Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus congoensis Franch.

First published in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 369 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gabon to Kenya and S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Franch. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 369 (1893).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Eyles [2896] Zambia K000365209 Type Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/384] Malawi K002439850 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/717] Malawi K002439847 Yes
[5137] South Africa K002936938 Yes
Astule, W.L. [4448] Zambia K002439853 No
Goyder, D.J.; Gomes, A. [9059] Angola K001625945 Yes
Godden, J. [N/567] Malawi K002439844 Yes
[P. Nyariri] [613] Zimbabwe K002439869 Yes
Eyles, F. [1930] Zimbabwe K002439861 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Crawford, F.; Darbyshire, I.; Gomes, A.L. [6206] Angola K000191620 Yes
s.coll. [4018] Zimbabwe K002439859 Yes
[3577] South Africa K002936940 Yes
[Mr. M. Craster] [33] Zimbabwe K002439863 Yes
[1667] South Africa K002936939 Yes
Chase, N.C. [5387] Zimbabwe K002439865 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [781] Zambia K002439854 Yes
Thollon [594] Congo, Republic of the K000365291 Type Yes
Dudley, G.S. [D4/53] Zimbabwe K002439873 Yes
Milne- Redhead, E. [3561] Zambia K002439855 Yes
Fisher, B.S. [1266] Zimbabwe K002439866 Yes
s.coll. [1930] Zambia K002439860 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G.; Ball, J. [1757] Malawi K002439841 Yes
Crook, A.O. [763] Zimbabwe K002439871 Yes
Jackson, G. [299] Malawi K002439845 Yes
Godden, J. [N/568] Malawi K002439846 Yes
Crook, A.O. [292] Zimbabwe K002439864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002439862 Yes
Goodier, R. [493] Zimbabwe K002439872 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [555] Zimbabwe K002439868 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [4249] Angola K002439874 Yes
Simon; Richards; Williamson [1174] Zambia K002439851 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/717] Malawi K002439848 Yes
Pawek, J. [7612] Malawi K002439840 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6798] Zambia K002439852 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/384] Malawi K002439849 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [3118] Zimbabwe K002439858 Yes
Brain, C.K. [5035] Zimbabwe K002439857 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [1280] Zimbabwe K002439867 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2163] Zimbabwe K002439856 Yes
Jackson, G. [609] Malawi K002439842 Yes
[P. Nyariri] [569] Zimbabwe K002439870 Yes
Jackson, G. [299] Malawi K002439843 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