Poaceae
Chrysopogon

Chrysopogon plumulosus Hochst.

First published in Jahresh. Vereins Vaterl. Naturk. Württemberg 3: 62 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Niger to Sudan and Tanzania, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Kenya, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • 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.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hochst. in Jahreshefte Württ. 3: 62 (1847).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Farquharson, R.A. [20] Somalia K003162164 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3228] Yemen K003435804 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13850] Kenya K003162263 No
[Capedrlyoreprey sauurt] [42] Somalia K003162187 No
Wood, D. [1365] Kenya K003162255 No
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Landström [7957] Yemen K003435809 Yes
Burger, W. [2808] Ethiopia K003162181 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9152] Oman K003435871 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1745] Somalia K003162142 No
Pappi, A. [2581] Eritrea K003162108 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3063] Yemen K003435803 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2735] Sudan K003162089 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14543] Kenya K003162260 No
Wood, J.R.I. [74/124] Yemen K003435806 Yes
Fison, T. [66] Somalia K003162148 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3187] Ethiopia K003162115 No
Edwards, D.C. [16] Kenya K003162235 No
[Beshir Eff] [14] Sudan K003162094 No
Hemming, C.F. [2253] Somalia K003162159 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [11247] Ethiopia K003162107 No
Bally, P.R.O. [310836A] Somalia K003162151 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3249] Ethiopia K003162075 No
Burger, W. [294] Ethiopia K003162101 No
Beckett, J.J. [191] Somalia K003162195 No
Schweinfurth, G. [[784]] Sudan K003162087 No
West, O. [5467] Ethiopia K003162179 No
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6212] Somalia K003162133 No
Rose Innes, R. [RRI 797] Somalia K003162183 No
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n. ] Somalia K003162146 No
Hemming, C.F. [1041] Eritrea K003162109 No
Wieland, G.R. [4420] Somalia K003162192 No
Edwards, D.C. [41] Kenya K003162237 No
Stewart [483] Kenya K003162219 No
Mooney, H.F. [8128] Ethiopia K003162111 No
Gillett, J.B. [16547] Kenya K003162250 No
Drake-Brockman [153] Somalia K000280697 Syntype Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16035] Somalia K003162165 No
Collenette, C.N. [174] Somalia K003162135 No
West, O. [5508] Ethiopia K003162176 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B11128B] Somalia K003162169 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10396] Ethiopia K003162118 No
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9182] Oman K003435872 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12990] Kenya K003162251 No
Edwards, D.C. [2981] Kenya K003162225 No
McKinnon, A.S. [S10] Somalia K003162157 No
Kuchar, P. [17020] Somalia K003162189 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10301] Ethiopia K003162122 No
Colville [1889/35] Kenya K003162233 No
Stewart [530] Kenya K003162227 No
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6939] Kenya K003162230 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6740] Somalia K003162190 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2067] Ethiopia K003162178 No
Gallagher, M.D. [8472/1] Oman K003435863 Yes
Verdcourt [907] Kenya K003162254 No
Verdcourt [2559] Kenya K003162253 No
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6251] Somalia K003162134 No
Wood, J.R.I. [2918] Yemen K003435807 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [s.n.] Sudan K003162090 No
Mooney, H.F.; Sandford, R. [7953] Ethiopia K003162106 No
Myers, J.G. [14082a] Sudan K003162092 No
Allan, J.A. [508] Kenya K003162259 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew; Abdela, A. [12929] Ethiopia K003162110 No
Tardelli, M.; Bavazzano, R. [930] Somalia K003162147 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [504] Somalia K003162149 No
Colville [1918/64] Kenya K003162234 No
A.A.A. [üd] [7] Somalia K003162141 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16198] Somalia K003162156 No
Burger, W. [3333] Ethiopia K003162172 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15565] Somalia K003162140 No
Cope, T.A. [356] Oman K003435866 Yes
Burger, W. [919] Ethiopia K003162177 No
Fison, T. [106A] Somalia K003162145 No
Ash, S.R. [2567] Ethiopia K003162174 No
Schweinfurth, G. [707] Sudan K003162088 No
Edwards, D.C. [2] Kenya K003162236 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10364] Ethiopia K003162121 No
Peveling [G 19] Somalia K003162185 No
Hepper, F.N. [5755] Yemen K003435805 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [1241] Ethiopia K003162098 No
Hughes, M.P.; Gallagher, M.D. [7895/19] Oman K003435870 Yes
Burger, W. [902] Ethiopia K003162173 No
Burger, W. [3226] Ethiopia K003162175 No
Wieland, R. [4292] Somalia K003162129 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [186] Somalia K003162171 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gachathi, N.; Gatheri, G. [5298-5308] Kenya K003162240 No
Ament, J.; Magogo, F.C. [324] Kenya K003162228 No
Wieland, R. [4365] Somalia K003162191 No
Gillett, J.B. [s.n.] Ethiopia K003162073 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10219] Ethiopia K003162119 No
Wood, J.R.I. [s.n.] Somalia K003162158 No
Edwards, D.C. [1672] Kenya K003162232 No
Gilbert, M.G. [3348] Ethiopia K003162114 No
Money-Kyrle, A.F. [MK27] Somalia K003162132 No
Keogh, R.E. [48] Somalia K003162166 No
Shabetai, J.R. [F1422] Egypt K003435876 Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [3479] Oman K003435860 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1342] Kenya K003162262 No
Popov, G. [552] Saudi Arabia K003435811 Yes
Ament, J.G. [474] Kenya K003162229 No
Stewart [467] Kenya K003162223 No
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [461] Kenya K003162238 No
Appleton [s.n.] Somalia K000280699 Syntype Yes
Appleton [s.n.] Somalia K000280700 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4012] Somalia K003162160 No
Gillett, J.B. [22893] Somalia K003162161 No
Magogo, F.C. [1279] Kenya K003162256 No
Kucher, P. [17459] Somalia K003162196 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4128] Kenya K003162224 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3093] Ethiopia K003162072 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [12552/6] Oman K003435859 Yes
Maconochie, J.R. [3623] Oman K003435873 Yes
Praet, Y. [21] Yemen K003435800 Yes
West, O. [6104] Ethiopia K003162074 No
Harrison, M.N. [957] Sudan K003162091 No
Newbould, J. [3514] Kenya K003162261 No
Jackson, J.K. [2818] Sudan K003162083 No
Kabuye, C.; Luke, Q.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR341] Kenya K003162231 No
Cope, T.A. [317] Oman K003435865 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Long, D.G. [3418] Yemen K003435802 Yes
Sandford, R. [3] Ethiopia K003162180 No
Hedberg, O.; Warfa, A.M. [61] Somalia K003162139 No
Schimper [726] Ethiopia K000280696 Type Yes
Cope, T.A. [433] Oman K003435864 Yes
Burger, W. [625] Ethiopia K003162097 No
Hatch, S.L. [4202] Kenya K003162220 No
Headley, P.M. [(S27)204] Ethiopia K003162102 No
[A. Pottet] [E19] Sudan K003162084 No
Papov, G. [1351] Djibouti K003162154 No
Godding, H.C. [22A] Somalia K003162163 No
Thulin, M. [1316] Ethiopia K003162112 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [71/441] Kenya K003162226 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6627] Somalia K003162193 No
Sandford; Mooney [7435] Ethiopia K003162076 No
Kasmi, S.M.A.; Mohamed; Hussein [5844] Somalia K003162125 No
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [12411] Ethiopia K003162113 No
Godding, H.C. [21] Somalia K003162162 No
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10301] Ethiopia K003162123 No
Verdcourt [3179] Kenya K003162252 No
Allen, J.A. [36] Kenya K003162258 No
Hemming, C.F. [1857] Somalia K003162138 No
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [650] Kenya K003162239 No
Schweinfurth, G. [580] Sudan K003162086 No
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6135] Somalia K003162167 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1303] Ethiopia K003162103 No
Myers, J.G. [13990] Sudan K003162093 No
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [269] Yemen K003435799 Yes
Kasmi, S.M.A.; Mohamed; Hussein [5647] Somalia K003162127 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [2804] Ethiopia K003162116 No
Michelmore, A.P.G. [s.n.] Sudan K003162085 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B10992] Somalia K003162168 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [982] Ethiopia K003162124 No
Gallagher, M.D. [8484/1] Oman K003435869 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Ermias Getachew [10260] Ethiopia K003162120 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10626] Ethiopia K003162104 No
Burzlaff, D.F. [14] Kenya K003162218 No
Gallagher, M.D.; Bryan, J. [MDG8476/20] Oman K003435867 Yes
Cope, T.A. [391] Oman K003435868 Yes
Peers, A.W. [L02] Sudan K003162095 No
Wieland, R. [4270] Somalia K003162131 No
Maconochie, J.R. [3596] Oman K003435862 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1281] Somalia K003162153 No
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5959] Somalia K003162128 No
Wilcox, C. [44] Qatar K003435874 Yes
Stewart [469] Kenya K003162221 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16159] Somalia K003162155 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B11130] Somalia K003162170 No
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [92] Somalia K003162150 No
Wieland, R. [4643] Somalia K003162130 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15502] Somalia K003162136 No
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Ethiopia K003162105 No
Hansen; Heemstra [6212] Somalia K003162222 No
Hepper, F.N. [6234] Yemen K003435808 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17207] Somalia K003162188 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15595] Somalia K003162137 No
Rose Innes, R. [RRI 840] Somalia K003162186 No
Thulin, M.; Gifri, A.N. [8710] Yemen K003435812 Yes
Rose Innes, R.; Trump, E.C. [RRI 1016] Somalia K003162182 No
Hemming, C.F. [524] Saudi Arabia K003435810 Yes
Herlocker, D. [S-370] Somalia K003162194 No
Burger, W. [927] Ethiopia K003162099 No
Friis, I.; Nigatu, L.; Michelsen, A. [6122] Ethiopia K003162100 No
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Qatar K003435875 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D. [8702] Ethiopia K003162117 No
Maconochie, J.R. [3663] Oman K003435861 Yes
Miller, A.G. [288] Yemen K003435801 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K183] Kenya K003162257 No
Drake-Brockman [558] Somalia K000280698 Type Yes
Rose Innes, R.; Trump, E.C. [RRI 1001] Somalia K003162184 No
Burger, W. [673] Ethiopia K003162096 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B 11755] Somalia K003162152 No
Peveling [[G19/Ma]] Somalia K003162144 No

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0