Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus sanguineus Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 209 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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].
  • 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.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • 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.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 406 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 45 (1965).
  • Rendle in Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 209 (1899).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Steut [5565] K000365213 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Steut [5565] K000365211 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Steut [5565] K000365212 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1968 Stolz, A. [1115] K000365241 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1968 Schlieben [2185 K000365239 Type No
Jun 1, 1968 Schlieben [2185 K000365238 Type No
Jun 1, 1968 Schlieben [2185 K000365240 Type No
Van der Schijff, H.P. [2033] South Africa K002936381 Yes
Pawek, J. [6476] Malawi K002439775 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [1872] Zimbabwe K002439772 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [3277] South Africa K002936382 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2885] Zimbabwe K002439823 No
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC 3639] Tanzania K002438129 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [1921] Tanzania K002438132 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [74566] Zambia K002439802 No
Vesey-FitzGerald, D. [1466] Tanzania K002438126 Yes
[W. C. Verboom] [1379] Zambia K002439804 No
Gossweiler, J. [3678] Angola K002439839 No
Michel; Reed [1013] Burundi K002436660 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2397] Tanzania K002438123 Yes
Duff, C.E. [94/33] Zambia K002439796 No
Michel; Reed [1025] Burundi K002436658 Yes
Chisumpa, S.M. [SMC672] Zambia K002439784 No
s.coll. [12185] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436655 Yes
Brain, C.K. [2458] Zimbabwe K002439822 No
Davidse, G.; Boniface, S.; Drummond, R.; Bennett, K.E. [6466] Zimbabwe K002439836 No
Macdonald, I. [115] Zimbabwe K002439829 No
Rose Innes, R. [32682] Ghana K002435961 No
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [544] Nigeria K002435963 Yes
Assi, A. [10367] Cote d'Ivoire K002435950 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [6158] Tanzania K002438131 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [A33] Zambia K002439786 No
Gillman, H. [184] Tanzania K002438116 Yes
Eyles, F. [1503] Zimbabwe K002439818 No
Adams, C.D. [5239] Ghana K002435960 Yes
Astle, W.L. [226] Zambia K002439806 No
Reekmans, M. [9557] Burundi K002436664 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2683] Central African Republic K002436642 Yes
[G. W. Fr. Mavie. Thompom] [1136] Tanzania K002438130 Yes
Stolz, A. [1216] K000365242 Type Yes
Acre [E28] Zambia K002439805 No
{R. Rose Innes} [30831] Ghana K002435953 Yes
Pawek, J. [6927] Malawi K002439774 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [T102a] Tanzania K002438117 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9184] Zambia K001589088 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9322] Zambia K001589108 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9124] Zambia K001589103 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P. [3380] South Africa K002936383 Yes
Appleton, A.F. [22] Zimbabwe K002439826 No
Brain, C.K. [10659] Zimbabwe K002439817 No
s.coll. [4021] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436652 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4164] Kenya K002438112 Yes
Michel; Reed [1518] Burundi K002436659 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [27890] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436649 Yes
Bourquin, O. [656] South Africa K002936387 Yes
Beigel, H.M. [1982] Zimbabwe K002439830 No
Rose Innes, R. [32711] Ghana K002435956 Yes
Reekmans, M. [11001] Burundi K002436662 Yes
Crook, A.O. [836] Zimbabwe K002439833 No
{R. Rose Innes} [31156] Ghana K002435952 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [294] Nigeria K002435968 Yes
Bruce, H. [205] Central African Republic K002436646 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6917] Zambia K002439809 No
Jackson, G. [365] Malawi K002439782 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1262] Zambia K002439798 No
Opara [802] Nigeria K002435965 Yes
Richards, H.M. [18900] Zambia K002439808 No
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [103] Nigeria K002435964 Yes
Jackson, G. [1179] Norway K002439780 Yes
Devred, R. [1645] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436650 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6155] Zambia K002439799 No
Mhoro, B. [703] Tanzania K002438115 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [74559] Zambia K002439803 No
Rose Innes, R. [31654] Ghana K002435954 Yes
Crook, A.O. [836] Zambia K002439816 No
s.coll. [3108] Congo, Republic of the K002436651 Yes
Smith, P.P. [0803] Zambia K002439793 No
Morton, J.K. [A3496] Ghana K002435959 Yes
Brain, C.K. [50146] Zimbabwe K002439819 No
Graham M[u]tch [66] Tanzania K002438128 Yes
Edwards, I.B. [636] Zambia K002439812 No
Welwitsch [2660] Angola K000365210 Type Yes
Bruce, H. [203] Central African Republic K002436647 Yes
[J. A. J. W.] [3020] Zimbabwe K002439820 No
Pawek, J. [13714] Malawi K002439773 Yes
Homble, H.A. [64] Congo, Republic of the K000365290 Type Yes
[R. D. Kelly] [189] Zimbabwe K002439827 No
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K002439781 Yes
Crook, A.O. [759] Zimbabwe K002439813 No
Boudet, G. [3324] Cote d'Ivoire K002435951 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4041] Angola K002439837 No
Strid, Å. [2864] Zambia K002439785 No
Bidgood; et al. [2950] Tanzania K002438121 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [16626] South Africa K002936384 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [30207] Ghana K002435958 Yes
Pauwels, L. [3127] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436653 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [578] Zambia K002439789 No
Gilliland, H.B. [1470] Zimbabwe K002439825 No
Audrv, J. [675] Chad K002436641 Yes
Angus, A. [3514] Zambia K002439801 No
White, F. [6769] Zambia K002439811 No
Schweinfurth [3971] Sudan K000365263 Type Yes
Pawek [1666] Malawi K002439776 Yes
Wiehe, P.O. [N/414] Malawi K002439783 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1774] Malawi K002439779 Yes
s.coll. [2133] Zimbabwe K002439814 No
Crook, A.O. [942] Zimbabwe K002439835 No
Craster, O.M. (Mrs) [44] Zimbabwe K002439821 No
Simon, B.K. [958] Zimbabwe K002439828 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [T102a] Tanzania K002438125 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3296] Tanzania K002438124 Yes
s.coll. [1799] Rwanda K002436657 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1830] Tanzania K002438114 Yes
Ward, C.J. [2765] South Africa K002936385 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [992] Tanzania K002438120 Yes
Lely, H.V. [765] Nigeria K002435967 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3466] Central African Republic K002436643 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [30862] Ghana K002435955 No
Astle, W.L. [4436] Zambia K002439807 No
Reekmans, M. [7606] Burundi K002436661 Yes
Emson, H.E. [457] Tanzania K002438127 Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Ghana K002435962 Yes
Fay, J.M. [7292] Central African Republic K002436645 Yes
Fotius, G. [2122] Cameroon K002436648 Yes
Strid, Å. [2863] Zambia K002439792 No
Duff, C.E. [94/33] Zambia K002439797 No
[P. Nyariri] [618] Zimbabwe K002439834 No
Bingham, M.G. [10847] Zambia K002439791 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [652] Zambia K002439790 No
Banda, E.A. [977] Malawi K002439777 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4620] South Africa K002936386 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3678] Angola K002439838 No
Greenway, P.J. [702] Tanzania K002438119 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Williamson, G. [9621] Zambia K002439788 No
Aké Assi, L. [6601] Cote d'Ivoire K002435949 No
Mosnier, M. [1077] Chad K002436640 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4493] Central African Republic K002436644 Yes
Maiato, F. [FM 951] Angola K000554825 No
Mitehell, B.L. [5/64] Zambia K002439800 No
s.coll. [135] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436656 Yes
Astle, W.L. [384] Zambia K002439795 No
Adam, J.G. [12582] Guinea K002435948 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7484] Burundi K002436663 Yes
Lely, H.V. [448] Nigeria K002435966 Yes
de Witte [5901] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002436654 Yes
Crook, A.O. [535] Zimbabwe K002439832 No
Davies, R.M. [D19] Tanzania K002438118 Yes
Adams, C.D. [5239] Ghana K002435957 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1423] South Africa K002936380 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4365] Zambia K002439810 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2950] Tanzania K002438122 Yes
Crook, A.O. [535] Zimbabwe K002439831 No
Bogdan, A. [AB 3924] Kenya K002438113 Yes
[Joan. M. Wright] [132] Zambia K002439794 No
Robinson, D.A. [172] Zimbabwe K002439824 No

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