Poaceae
Avenella
Avenella flexuosa

Avenella flexuosa subsp. afromontana (C.E.Hubb.) Veldkamp

First published in Pl. Diversity Evol. 131: 249 (2015)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Ethiopia to E. DR Congo. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces

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

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • 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.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hedberg, O. Tanzania Deschampsia flexuosa var. afromontana K003386936 Yes
Stolz, A.F. Tanzania Deschampsia flexuosa var. afromontana K003386939 Yes
Hill, W.J. Tanzania Deschampsia flexuosa var. afromontana K003386937 Yes
Heady, H.F. Tanzania Deschampsia flexuosa var. afromontana K003386940 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. Tanzania Deschampsia flexuosa var. afromontana K003386941 Yes

Sources

  • 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