Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus molleri Hack.

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 213 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Verde, Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • 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.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 14: 113.
  • in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 213 (1887)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 408 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 46 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 45 (1947).
  • Hack. in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 213 (1887).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 61 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 56 (1960).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 145 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4498] Cameroon K000107925 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Boughey, A.S. [7030] Cameroon K000182229 Yes
s.coll. [479] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437014 Yes
Carvalho [2207] Equatorial Guinea K002436998 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [6211] K002436996 Yes
Hinds, J., H. [73] Cameroon K000182234 Yes
Casas, F. [11740] Equatorial Guinea K002436997 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Doka, J. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002436991 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [23] Cameroon K000182231 Yes
Liben [2045] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437006 Yes
Guinea, E. [2066] Equatorial Guinea K002436999 Yes
Tuley [990] Nigeria K002436443 Yes
Migeod, F. [101] Cameroon K000182233 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [351] Cameroon K000182230 Yes
s.coll. [8651] Gabon K002436995 Yes
Toussaint [823] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437013 Yes
Risdpuulos, S. [848] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437009 Yes
Wagemans, J. [2357] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437004 Yes
Guinea, E. [2064] Equatorial Guinea K002437000 Yes
[R. Berwas] [215] Nigeria K002436438 Yes
Adam, J.G. [12585] Guinea K002436437 Yes
Liben [2045] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437008 Yes
Lisowski, S. [701] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437016 Yes
Quarré [2865] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437012 Yes
Ch Tisserant, R.P.C. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002436993 Yes
Gutzwiller, R. [3533] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437003 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Ngaindiro, s.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002436992 Yes
Peter, K.; Tuley, P. [67] Nigeria K002436444 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [141] Equatorial Guinea K002437001 Yes
de Witte [10669] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437005 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [349] Cameroon K000182232 Yes
Moller [153] Sao Tome and Principe K000365320 Holotype Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [6211] Central African Republic K002436994 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [267] Nigeria K002436439 Yes
Hens, Fr. [212] Congo, Republic of the K000365266 Syntype Yes
Compere [1140] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437002 Yes
Yamada, T. [135] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437015 Yes
Detilleux [688] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437007 Yes
Schmitz, A. [7381] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437010 Yes
Adames, P. [386] Guinea K002436436 Yes
Lisowski, S. [C-280] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002437011 Yes
Oche, M. [MRK 80] Nigeria K002436442 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9262] Cameroon K000182236 No
Magaji, S.O.; Tuley, P. [1851] Nigeria K002436441 Yes
Jackson, J.K.; Magaji, S.O.; Tuley, P. [2074] Nigeria K002436440 Yes
Thollon [1208] Congo, Republic of the K000365267 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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