Eragrostis leporina (R.Br.) R.L.Barrett & P.M.Peterson
First published in Austral. Syst. Bot. 33: 471 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sulawesi, New Guinea to N. Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sulawesi, Western Australia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ectrosia leporina R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 186 (1810)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ectrosia leporina var. longiglumis C.E.Hubb. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3312 (1936)
- Ectrosia leporina var. micrantha Benth. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 634 (1878)
- Ectrosia leporina var. pauciflora C.E.Hubb. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3312, p. 11 (1936)
- Ectrosia leporina var. spadicea (R.Br.) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 409 (1915)
- Ectrosia spadicea R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 186 (1810)
Publications
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, R. [s.n.], Australia | Ectrosia leporina | K000907192 | Yes | ||
| Brown, R. [6246], Australia | Ectrosia leporina | K000907193 | Yes | ||
| Flinders, M. [s.n.], Australia | Ectrosia leporina | K000907191 | Yes | ||
| Cunningham, A. [350], Australia | Ectrosia leporina | K000907188 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| s.coll. [186], Australia | Ectrosia leporina | K000907190 | Yes | ||
| Gullirn, T. [21], Australia | Ectrosia leporina var. micrantha | K000907195 | Yes | ||
| Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia | Ectrosia leporina var. micrantha | K000907194 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia | Ectrosia leporina var. pauciflora | K000907189 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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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.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0