Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus welwitschii Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 207 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Caprivi Strip, Free State, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, 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.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1996 Robinson, E., A. [4309] K000365207 Type Yes
May 1, 1996 Verboom, W.C. [1142] K000365206 Type Yes
May 1, 1996 Richards, H.M. [16957] Zambia K000365208 Type Yes
Smook, L. [4102] South Africa K002937030 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [3977] South Africa K000365147 Type Yes
Theron, G.K. [2953] South Africa K002937033 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2664] Angola K002935773 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [338] Zimbabwe K002935771 Yes
Welwitsch [2812] Angola K000365205 Type Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [535] South Africa K002937034 Yes
Killick, D.J.B.; Leistner, O.A. [3110] Namibia K002937025 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2664] Angola K002935775 Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [535] South Africa K002937035 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Kelly, R.D. [1847] Zimbabwe K002935770 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1826] South Africa K002937036 Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [3977] South Africa K000365146 Type Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4639] South Africa K002937024 No
Codd, L.E. [992] South Africa K002937037 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2664] Angola K002935774 Yes
de Winter, B.; Marais, W. [4681] Namibia K002937026 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [278] Angola K002935777 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4250] Angola K002935776 Yes
Welwitsch [2690] Angola K000365204 Type Yes
Smook, L. [1444] South Africa K002937031 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [25106] South Africa K002937028 Yes
Crook [557] Zimbabwe K002935772 Yes
Davy, J.B. [18369] South Africa K002937029 Yes
Doidge; Bottomley [s.n.] South Africa K002937027 Yes
Smook, L. [4102] South Africa K002937032 Yes
Ward, C.J.; Ward, E.J.D. [WEW57] Angola K002935778 Yes
Goyder, D.J. [8291] Angola K001333201 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5728] Cameroon Sporobolus micranthus K002436626 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6830] Cameroon Sporobolus micranthus K002436627 Yes
Hulberg, B. [23] Central African Republic Sporobolus micranthus K002436628 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2705] Central African Republic Sporobolus micranthus K002436629 Yes
Audru [1157] Chad Sporobolus micranthus K002436624 Yes
Audru, J. [1157] Chad Sporobolus micranthus K002436625 Yes
Thollon, M. [68] Congo, Republic of the Sporobolus effusus K000365272 Type Yes
Thollon, M. [68] Congo, Republic of the Sporobolus effusus K000365271 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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