Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus subulatus Hack.

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 65 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Northern Provinces

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.
  • 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].

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pawek, J. [10368] Malawi K002439891 Yes
{Morton; Gledhill} [SL 1098 A] Sierra Leone K002435972 Yes
Jaeger, P. [9161] Sierra Leone K002435977 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6318] Malawi K002439894 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [876] Zambia K002439908 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 7332] Ghana K002435978 Yes
Du Toit, P.C.V. [921] South Africa K002936315 Yes
Harris, T.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Francisco, J.R.; Jamice, R.M.; Sithole, M.M.; Bento, C.; Dniel, A.; McRobb, A.; de Sousa, C. [437] Mozambique K002439889 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002935921 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3915] Zambia K002439904 Yes
Ward, C.J. [7459] South Africa K002936309 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [31181] Ghana K002435981 Yes
Richards, P.W. [R 7264] Sierra Leone K002435976 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [174] Zimbabwe K002439910 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3523] Zambia K002439907 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9559] Zambia K001589082 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9567] Zambia K001589091 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9549] Zambia K001589094 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9081] Zambia K001589095 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9604] Zambia K001589092 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9939] Zambia K001589100 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9841] Zambia K001589101 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9918] Zambia K001589097 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9918] Zambia K001589098 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [s.n.] Zambia K002439899 Yes
Smook, L. [1937] South Africa K002936313 Yes
Harrison, E.R. [465] South Africa K002936317 Yes
Jaeger, P. [9774] Sierra Leone K002435974 Yes
Pawek, J. [3946] Malawi K002439890 Yes
Pawek, J. [13243] Malawi K002439892 Yes
Jackson, G. [234] Malawi K002439895 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13804] South Africa K002936312 Yes
Jackson, G. [2185] Malawi K002439893 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1585] Zambia K002439896 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3699] Nigeria K002435984 Yes
Jacques-Fēlix [1590] Guinea K002435969 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3883] Zambia K002439902 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A3837] Ghana K002435980 Yes
Humbert, H. [11777] Madagascar K002935918 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13804] South Africa K002936308 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3027] Zambia K002439906 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3295] Angola K002439912 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4722] Zambia K002439903 Yes
{Morton; Gledhill} [SL 1872] Sierra Leone K002435973 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2318] Mozambique K002439888 Yes
Croat, T.B. [29710] Madagascar K002935916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002439909 Yes
Napper; C.J. [2944] Zambia K002439898 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1531] Zambia K002439897 Yes
[Theresa haine] [78[0]] Madagascar K002935917 Yes
Osborne, J.; Mapoule, K.; Merrett, L.; Nyirenda, F. [JO 1084] Zambia K000569480 Yes
Humbert, H. [14981] South Africa K002936311 Yes
McKen, M.J.; Gerrard, W.T. [123] South Africa K002936306 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15710] South Africa K002936314 Yes
de la Bâthie, H.P. [13643] Madagascar K002935920 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [2260] Madagascar K000244779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smook, L. [5482] South Africa K002936310 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [124] Ghana K002435982 No
Lock, J.M. [84/67] Togo K002435983 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3370] Zambia K002439905 Yes
Adam, J.G. [3359] Guinea K002435970 Yes
{Morton; Gledhill} [SL 3057] Sierra Leone K002435971 Yes
Astle, W.L. [2766] Zambia K002439901 No
Gereau, R.E.; Dumetz, N.; Rabevohitra, R. [3332] Madagascar K002935915 Yes
Bosser, J. [19455] Madagascar K002935919 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2639] South Africa K002936316 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13401] South Africa K002936307 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1311] Zambia K002439900 Yes
Jaeger, P. [9391] Sierra Leone K002435975 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [3052] Madagascar K000244778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler [8339] Angola K002439911 Yes
Jenik; Hall [CC 1040] Ghana K002435979 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