Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus macranthelus Chiov.

First published in Fl. Somala 2: 452 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Namibia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. 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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 452 (1932).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bogdan, A. [3326] Kenya K000365229 Type Yes
Bogdan, A. [3326] Kenya K000365230 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12394] Tanzania K002438928 No
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1323] Botswana K002935347 No
Greenway, P.J. [12526] Tanzania K000984156 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/621] Kenya K002438914 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1534] Kenya K002438901 Yes
Björnstad, A. [827] Tanzania K002438936 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14132] Tanzania K002438933 Yes
McDonald, J. [887] Kenya K002438904 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3704] Uganda K002438897 Yes
Martin, J.D. [s.n.] Zambia K002935346 No
Björnstad, A. [728] Tanzania K002438934 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1774] Uganda K002438899 Yes
Wilson, J. [704] Uganda K002438895 Yes
[Mwinyjuma G. Scout] [613] Tanzania K002438932 Yes
Greenway [7529] Tanzania K000365228 Isotype Yes
Martin, J.D. [556/33] Zambia K002935345 No
Lyne Watt, W. [1180] Kenya K002438913 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [30] Kenya K002438917 Yes
Martin, J.D. [556/33] Zambia K002935344 No
Napier, E.R. [886] Kenya K002438908 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [30] Kenya K002438916 Yes
Lovett, J.; Hanby, J.; Bygott, D. [2179] Tanzania K002438935 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1466] Uganda K002438896 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2893] Kenya K002438922 Yes
Allan, J.A. [143] Kenya K002438909 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [1695] Kenya K002438907 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [584A] Kenya K002438905 Yes
Nicholson, B.D. [85] Tanzania K002438930 No
[illegible] Thompson [1420] Tanzania K002438927 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K 122] Kenya K002438910 Yes
Powell, H. [142] Kenya K002438902 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1117] Kenya K002438918 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.L. [6870] Kenya K002438915 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2691] Kenya K002438921 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1644] Kenya K002438903 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [20177] Tanzania K002438929 Yes
[illegible] [MS 670] Kenya K002438906 Yes
Chuwa, S. [2631] Tanzania K000984157 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1774] Uganda K002438900 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2104] Tanzania K000984155 Yes
Linder [3588] Kenya K002438911 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1473] Kenya K002438920 Yes
Wilson, J. [1689] Uganda K002438898 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6832] Kenya K002438923 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1806] Tanzania K002438925 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [842] Kenya K002438924 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13522] Tanzania K002438931 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [2463] Kenya K002438912 Yes
[illegible] Thompson [1422] Tanzania K002438926 Yes
Oteke, J. [144] Kenya K002438919 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [2147] Tanzania Sporobolus diffusus K000365220 Type Yes

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    • '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.
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    • 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/
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