Poaceae
Tetrapogon

Tetrapogon bidentatus Pilg.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 129 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 24 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 40 (1965).
  • Pilg. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34: 129 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 11, 1992 Kabuye, C.H.S.; Mathenge, S.G.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Mungai, G.M.; Robertson, S.A.; Mwaikweki, C. [TPR282] Kenya K000386405 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Bogdan, A. [AB5184] Kenya K000386409 Yes
Nov 1, 1971 Mackay, W. [5] Kenya K000386406 Yes
Jun 1, 1934 Linton, A. [9] Kenya K000386407 Yes
Moomaw, J.C. [1167] Kenya K000489737 Yes
Ng'ang'a, S.K. [113] Kenya K000386439 Yes
Wood, A.J. [EA12173] Kenya K000489738 Yes
Ng'ang'a, S.K. [19] Kenya K000386438 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [12778] Kenya K000386429 Yes
Graham, A.D. [23] Kenya K000386434 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5321] Kenya K000386430 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [12638] Kenya K000386431 Yes
Wood, D. [1389] Kenya K000386440 Yes
Someren, V.G.L., van [AH9867] Kenya K000386408 Yes
Wood, A.J. [12173] Kenya K000386435 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1049] Kenya K000386432 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3903] Kenya K000386411 Yes
Hatch, S.L. [4171] Kenya K000386437 Yes
West, O. [5045] Kenya K000386410 Yes
Game, Warden [11743] Kenya K000386436 Yes
McKay [AB] Kenya K000365115 Type Yes
Bunderson, W.T. [2] Kenya K000386433 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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

    • 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