Poaceae
Chloris

Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson

First published in Taxon 64: 458 (2015)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to NW. India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Libya, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Gillet, H. (1968). Le peuplement végétal du massif de l'Ennedi (Tchad). Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Serie B. Botanique 17: 1-206.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Seed Collection Guides

  • http://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:426104

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1964 Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K000245059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harsukh [15639] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560269 Yes
Wingate, G. [P57] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560292 Yes
Jeffreys, W.M. [24] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560275 Yes
Kabir [15246] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560290 Yes
Stocks [765] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560267 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21380] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560257 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [341] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560277 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [15639] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560293 Yes
Lahora [s.n.] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560268 Yes
Kerstan, G. [631] Afghanistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560283 Yes
s.coll. [453/p] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560262 No
Herb. Griffith [6610] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560287 Yes
Pierce, M. [s.n.] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560270 Yes
Schimper, W. [800] Saudi Arabia Ochthochloa compressa K000907145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stewart, R.R. [25781] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560280 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [27722] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560264 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560295 Yes
Crookshank, H. [24] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560273 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560285 Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [5469] Saudi Arabia Ochthochloa compressa K000907146 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [27482] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560259 Yes
Lamond, J.; Rechinger, K.H. [1346] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560274 Yes
Grohmann, F. [7983] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560271 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560296 Yes
Dalzell [9] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560261 No
Lamond, J.; Rechinger, K.H. [224] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560276 Yes
Masih, S. [18] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560258 Yes
Munro, A.V. [s.n.] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560278 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Lace, J.H. [3434] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560272 Yes
Koelz, W. [11382] Afghanistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560282 Yes
s.coll. [3434] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560266 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [20664] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560260 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [20664a] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560263 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21315] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560294 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560289 Yes
Herb. Griffith [6610] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560288 Yes
Schimper, W. [800] Saudi Arabia Ochthochloa compressa K000907144 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scheibe, A. [Sch76] Afghanistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560284 Yes
Bove, N. [1] Ochthochloa compressa K000315582 Yes
Qaiser, M.; Ghafoor, A.; Husain, A. [3646] Pakistan Ochthochloa compressa K003560265 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Ochthochloa compressa K003560286 Yes
Schimper, W. [800] Saudi Arabia Ochthochloa compressa K000907153 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • Seed Collection Guides

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