Poaceae
Eragrostis
Eragrostis sclerantha

Eragrostis sclerantha subsp. villosipes (Jedwabn.) Launert

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 35: 19 (1961)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • 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?
Poilecot, P. [8067] Zimbabwe K003364498 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [T256] Tanzania K003360902 Yes
Davies, R. [1072] Zimbabwe K003364469 Yes
Wild, H. [7942] Zimbabwe K003364468 Yes
[J. A. J. W.] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364456 Yes
H.G.M. [2930] Zimbabwe K003364478 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H2358] Zimbabwe K003364506 Yes
[J. A. Ro] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364457 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [3496] Malawi K003364425 Yes
K. [4897] Zimbabwe K003364480 Yes
Brain, C.K. [3986] Zimbabwe K003364466 Yes
s.coll. [2134] Zimbabwe K003364497 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [2559] Zimbabwe K003364505 Yes
Newton, A. [78] Zimbabwe K003364510 Yes
Siame, W. [53740] Zambia K003364445 Yes
Eyles, F. [A20764] Zimbabwe K003364476 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [335] Zimbabwe K003364486 Yes
Davies, R. [D758] Zimbabwe K003364465 Yes
s.coll. [11079] Angola K003364513 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [629a] Zimbabwe K003364502 Yes
Nyariri, P. [100] Zimbabwe K003364491 Yes
Davies, R.M. [518] Zimbabwe K003364470 Yes
Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [5041] Zimbabwe K003364455 Yes
[J. A. T. V] [2955] Zimbabwe K003364479 Yes
Brain, C.K. [[1777]] Zimbabwe K003364464 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [72] Zimbabwe K003364459 Yes
Mullin, L.J. [26/55] Zimbabwe K003364453 Yes
Eyles, F. [4897] Zimbabwe K003364503 Yes
Simon, B.K. [184] Zimbabwe K003364448 Yes
A.G.M. [2909] Zimbabwe K003364496 Yes
s.coll. [11068] Angola K003364515 Yes
Jackson, G. [9701] Malawi K003364426 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H2358] Zimbabwe K003364508 Yes
Dekindt [422] Angola K000366304 Type Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [4273] Zambia K003364447 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1997] Zimbabwe K003364509 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1683] Zimbabwe K003364488 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9887] Tanzania K003360904 Yes
H.G.M. [2930] Zimbabwe K003364483 Yes
{Dr. D.C. Brain} [1930] Zimbabwe K003364482 Yes
Jackson, G. [762] Malawi K001666157 Yes
R. [W]. Fitt [155] Zimbabwe K003364450 Yes
Fitt, R.N. [163] Zimbabwe K003364494 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4446] Zimbabwe K003364471 Yes
Jackson, G. [841] Malawi K003364424 Yes
[R. H. Fitt] [155] Zimbabwe K003364490 Yes
Fitt, R.N. [159] Zimbabwe K003364495 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [419] Zimbabwe K003364487 Yes
s.coll. [2232] Zimbabwe K003364484 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [72] Zimbabwe K003364475 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [623] Zimbabwe K003364472 Yes
Yuba, T. [4661] Zimbabwe K003364451 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [148] Zimbabwe K003364493 Yes
Loveridge, J.P. [651] Zimbabwe K003364454 Yes
s.coll. [2135] Zimbabwe K003364501 Yes
R. [W]. Fitt [159] Zimbabwe K003364449 Yes
Sturtz, G. [GS374] Tanzania K003360903 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1104] Zambia K003364444 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [234] Zimbabwe K003364463 Yes
Mullin, L.J. [26/55] Zimbabwe K003364458 Yes
Siame, W. [623] Zambia K003364446 Yes
Brain, C.K. [1458] Zimbabwe K003364499 Yes
{Dr. D.C. Brain} [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364481 Yes
[H. G. In] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364462 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2726] Angola K003364512 Yes
Fitt, R.N. [163] Zimbabwe K003364504 Yes
[J. A. J. H.] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003364460 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2611] Angola K003364516 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3967] Angola K000366305 Type Yes
Eyles, F. [4897] Zimbabwe K003364489 Yes
Brain, C.K. [4214] Zimbabwe K003364473 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H2358] Zimbabwe K003364507 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [bis 2726] Angola K003364511 Yes
Fitt [50] Zimbabwe K003364461 Yes
Brain, C.K. [4894] Zimbabwe K003364467 Yes
Craster, W. (Mrs.) [38] Zimbabwe K003364477 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [96/65] Zimbabwe K003364474 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [3005] Zimbabwe K003364500 Yes
Newton, F. [s.n.] Angola K003364514 Yes
J.A.T. [2953] Zimbabwe K003364485 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [48767] Zimbabwe K003364492 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9887] Tanzania K003360901 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [567] Zimbabwe K003364452 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 2025. 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 2025. 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