Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus maderaspatanus Bor

First published in Kew Bull. 12: 234 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Matthew, K.M. [s.n.] India K002094490 Yes
Wallich, N. [3772] India K000907393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9143] Sri Lanka K002094502 Yes
Wallich, N. [3772] India K000907394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lazarides, M. [7360] Sri Lanka K002094498 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12581] India K002094489 Yes
s.coll. [8294] India K002094493 Yes
Wight, R. [1745] India K000907387 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002094495 Yes
Davidse, G. [8220] Sri Lanka K002094500 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12576] India K002094492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000245146 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002094503 Yes
Barber, C.A. [4720] India K000245150 Lectotype Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000907389 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002094496 Yes
Wight, R. [1745] India K000907388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000907391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Matthew, K.M. [s.n.] India K002094494 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002094497 Yes
Wight, R. [1745] India K000907392 Unknown Type Material Yes
[N. J.] [104] Sri Lanka K002094491 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [9125] Sri Lanka K002094501 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8222] Sri Lanka K002094499 Yes
Wight, R. [1745] India K000907390 Unknown Type Material Yes

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