Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus natalensis (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 822 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Egypt, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dümmer, R. [2457] Uganda K002438482 No
Batianoff, G.N.; Palmer, W. [210105] Australia K002435362 Yes
[3443] South Africa K002936921 Yes
Williams, M. [s.n.] South Africa K002936895 Yes
Moss, C.E. [6836] South Africa K002936892 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Lye, K.; Katende, A. [s.n.] Kenya K002438489 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13446] South Africa K002936897 Yes
Leippert, H. [5138] Kenya K002438493 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3306] Kenya K002438492 Yes
Rwaburindore, P. [4559] Uganda K002438488 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [7468] Ethiopia K002437364 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/672] Kenya K002438494 Yes
[6836] South Africa K002936919 Yes
Davidse, G. [11018] Brazil K001102014 Yes
Williams, G.R. [153] Kenya K002438495 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6105] Ethiopia K002437369 Yes
Goodwyn, Z. [B3404] Kenya K002438499 Yes
Ward, C.J. [1779] South Africa K002936899 Yes
[HDVP376] Eswatini K002936922 Yes
Buchanan [243] South Africa K002936901 Yes
[N100] South Africa K002936916 Yes
Davy, J.B. [17647] South Africa K002936894 Yes
Van der Ben, D. [730] Congo, Republic of the K002436854 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th4474] Uganda K002438483 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Eggeling, W.J. [7129] Uganda K002438480 No
Chapman, J.D. [4456] Nigeria K002436186 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [30] South Africa K002936890 No
Galpin, E.E. [6922] South Africa K002936915 Yes
Halse, R.H. [70] South Africa K002936904 Yes
[R. Kasouugw] [1015] K002936910 Yes
de Winter, B. [3980] Namibia K002936887 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5194] Kenya K002438490 Yes
Davidse, G. [10957] Brazil K001102015 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1334] Uganda K002438485 Yes
Dale, I.R. [9] Kenya K002438498 Yes
Maluki, M. [1087] Kenya K002438497 No
Leonard, A. [5261] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436852 Yes
Simon, B.K. [4523] Australia K002435361 No
Williamson [s.n.] South Africa K002936907 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [953] South Africa K002936900 Yes
West, O. [5905] Ethiopia K002437370 Yes
de Witte [4681] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436849 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [43] South Africa K002936891 Yes
Stewart [A38] Ethiopia K002437362 Yes
Grabham, G.W. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002437367 Yes
Baur, R. [405] K000365128 Type Yes
[13420] South Africa K002936920 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6569] Cameroon K002436843 No
Williamson, J. [101] South Africa K002936912 Yes
Lock, J.M. [68/334] Uganda K002438478 No
Myers, J.G. [9142] Sudan K002437360 No
Rwaburindore, P. [4720] Uganda K002438476 Yes
s.coll. [7593] Cameroon K002436842 Yes
[E. D. Bumpus] [16] Cameroon K002436845 Yes
Druce, G.C. [s.n.] South Africa K002936914 Yes
Davy, J.B. [35] South Africa K002936893 Yes
Rwaburindore, P. [4635] Uganda K002438479 No
[AA86] South Africa K002936917 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4448] Saudi Arabia K002093717 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000365127 Type Yes
Davidse, G.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [10644] Brazil K001102016 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002437365 No
Burchell [5472] South Africa K002936909 Yes
Harvey [101] South Africa K002936911 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1283] Uganda K002438481 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4489] Saudi Arabia K002093718 No
Schoenfelder, E.B. [92] South Africa K002936888 Yes
Liben [1661] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436847 Yes
Lock, J.M. [67/141] Uganda K002438484 No
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4858] Namibia K002936885 No
Rwaburindore, P. [5010] Uganda K002438477 Yes
s.coll. [5335] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436853 Yes
s.coll. [170] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436846 Yes
[M. Chaundy] [I] Kenya K002438491 Yes
Stordy, R.G.; Alyssimia, S. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002437368 Yes
McClean, A.P.D. [197] South Africa K002936906 Yes
Hooker, B. [s.n.] South Africa K002936905 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [s.n.] South Africa K002936903 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1194] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436851 Yes
Appleton, A.F. [38] South Africa K002936896 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasumussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [819] Ethiopia K002437363 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1188] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436850 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P. [4334] South Africa K002936889 Yes
de Winter, B.; Wiss, H.J. [4379] Namibia K002936886 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [7261] Yemen K002093719 No
Jacques-Félix, H. [s.n.] Cameroon K002436844 Yes
[4561] South Africa K002936918 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435363 No
West, O. [1775] South Africa K002936898 Yes
Mund; Maine [s.n.] K000365130 Type Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1246] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436848 Yes
Oteke, J. [146] Kenya K002438496 Yes
George, S.J.Sr.; Wood, J.M. [234] South Africa K002936902 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1362] Uganda K002438486 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7297] South Africa K002936913 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [2022] Eritrea K002437361 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