Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus panicoides A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 399 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, 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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. El. Abyss. 2: 399 (1851).
  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 27 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 46 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 45 (1947).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 548 (1956).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 61 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 57 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5115] Tanzania K000190343 No
Schimper [1181] Ethiopia K000365278 Syntype Yes
Schimper [1181] Ethiopia K000365277 Type Yes
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [28] Yemen K002093728 No
Wilson, S.G. [22] Malawi K002439560 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2686] Malawi K002439558 Yes
[M. Saadou] [1444] Niger K002435824 Yes
Pawek, J. [10907] Malawi K002439556 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [505] Yemen K002093730 No
RJC/LC [Rhod. 215] Zimbabwe K001612108 Yes
RJC/LC [Rhod. 215] Zimbabwe K001612109 Yes
RJC/LC [Rhod 215] Zimbabwe K001612110 Yes
RJC/LC [215] Zimbabwe K001612115 Yes
Torre, A.R. [7461] Mozambique K002439548 Yes
Fenner, J.E.L. [291] Malawi K002439551 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Paiva, J. [11161] Mozambique K002439547 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/481] Malawi K002439559 Yes
s.coll. [34] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436557 Yes
Phillips, E. [1588] Malawi K002439555 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [7550] Yemen K002093729 No
Quartin; Dillon; Petit [198] Ethiopia K000365279 Type Yes
Fenner, J.E.L. [206B] Malawi K002439552 Yes
Pawek, J. [8350] Malawi K002439557 Yes
Pawek, J. [9396] Malawi K002439554 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/481] Malawi K002439553 Yes
de Lemos, F.; Marrime, L. [331] Mozambique K002439549 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4957] Yemen K002093727 No
Wood, J.R.I. [1824] Yemen K002093731 No
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [3] Mozambique K002439546 Yes

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