Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus purpurascens (Sw.) Ham.

First published in Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 5 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Texas to Central America, Caribbean, Brazil. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Texas, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Levin, G.A. & Moran, R. (1989). The vascular flora of isla Socorro, Mexico: 1-71. Dept. of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 3, 2008 K000308855 No
Apr 1, 1996 Lehmann, F.C. [B.J.1030] Colombia K001500191 Yes
Isely, D. [10680] United States K002937509 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12595] Honduras K002937802 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002938041 Yes
Soto, C. [49] Honduras K002937803 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002937805 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002937510 Yes
Wright, C. [3427a] Cuba K002938037 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13755] Honduras K002937799 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10120] United States K002937507 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12764] Honduras K002937795 Yes
Wright, C. [221] K002938031 Yes
Wright, C. [233] Cuba K002938033 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11365] Jamaica K002938043 Yes
Wright, C. [234] K002938032 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10615] United States K002937508 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11568] Jamaica K002938044 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12721] Honduras K002937801 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Mexico K002937786 Yes
Peterson, P. M.; Annable, C. R. [9912] Mexico K001614689 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10179] United States K002937506 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI70] Belize K002937793 Yes
Wright, C. [241] K002938040 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10201] United States K002937505 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11051] Costa Rica K002937806 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11598] Jamaica K002938042 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11434] Jamaica K002938046 Yes
Botteri, M. [693] Mexico K002937787 Yes
Wright, C. [3427a] Cuba K002938036 Yes
Wright, C. [3427] K002938038 Yes
Muller, F. [2116] Mexico K002937789 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12024] Honduras K002937800 Yes
Wright, C. [3427] K002938039 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12148] Honduras K002937796 Yes
Harris, W.H. [9505] Jamaica K002938047 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [12538] Cuba K002938034 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12595] Honduras K002937798 Yes
Liebmann [692] Mexico K002937790 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11434] Jamaica K002938045 Yes
Galeotti, H. [5706] Mexico K002937791 Yes
Wright, C. [206] K002938030 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13412] Honduras K002937804 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13858] Honduras K002937797 Yes
Martinez Martinez, R.; Borja Luyando, G. [F1936] Mexico K002937792 Yes
Liebmann [691] Mexico K002937788 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11568] Jamaica K002938048 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10957] Cuba K002938035 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12034] Honduras K002937794 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [B.J.1030] K001500191 Yes
Colombia K001500192 Yes
Colombia K001500193 Yes
Colombia K001500194 Yes
Colombia K001500195 Yes
Ecuador K001500196 Yes
Ecuador K001500197 Yes
Ecuador K001500198 Yes
Ecuador K001500199 Yes
Ecuador K001500200 Yes
Ecuador K001500201 Yes
Ecuador K001500202 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0