Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus ludwigii Hochst.

First published in Flora 29: 118 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Retief, E.; Germishuizen, G. [359] South Africa K002936136 No
Holub, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002936130 No
Theron, G.C. [474] South Africa K002936126 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [18798] South Africa K002936138 No
Smith, C.A. [4042] South Africa K002936122 No
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002936124 No
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002936125 No
Comins, D.M. [821] South Africa K002936131 No
[M. Lnmani] [s.n.] South Africa K002936128 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000365179 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000365180 Type Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12507] South Africa K002936121 No
Potts, G. [2425] South Africa K002936119 No
Smith, C.A. [5200] South Africa K002936113 No
Smook, L. [002770] South Africa K002936109 No
Smook, L. [002857] South Africa K002936110 No
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [331] South Africa K002936108 No
Pillaus, N. [1802] South Africa K002936134 No
Phillips, E.P. [3470] South Africa K002936116 No
de Winter, B.; Codd, L.E. [331] South Africa K002936107 No
Smith, C.A. [4034] South Africa K002936115 No
Bryant, E.G. [636] South Africa K002936129 No
Bryant, E.G. [639] South Africa K002936127 No
Smith, C.A. [4042] South Africa K002936120 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [14292] South Africa K002936123 No
Anderson, E.R. [F22] South Africa K002936112 No
Muller, D.B. [1609] South Africa K002936111 No
Sim, J.R. [5637] South Africa K002936133 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [18798] South Africa K002936132 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [18789] South Africa K002936135 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [18789] South Africa K002936137 No
Smith, C.A. [4361] South Africa K002936114 No
Stoey, R.G. [2299B] Namibia K002936106 No
Smith, C.A. [3944] South Africa K002936118 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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