Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 268 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Indo-China. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Saudi Arabia

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Egypt

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Chile Central, Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Galápagos, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Northern Territory, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Escobar, I. & al. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Eragrostis Wolf en Chile, basada en análisis estadísticos multivariados. Gayana. Botánica 68: 49-85.
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  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris. [Cited as Eragrostis patula.]
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eragrostis patula.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 1: 268 (1854).

Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Escobar, I. & al. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Eragrostis Wolf en Chile, basada en análisis estadísticos multivariados. Gayana. Botánica 68: 49-85.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 20 (1958).
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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13603] Cameroon K000580320 No
Jun 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [140] Cameroon K000107917 No
Jun 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1686] Cameroon K000107854 No
May 1, 1998 Asongani, J.N. [1320] Cameroon K000339577 No
May 1, 1998 Asongani, J.N. [1333] Cameroon K000339578 No
May 1, 1998 Kamundi, D. [720] Cameroon K000339579 No
Oct 1, 1969 Schinuaun [8923] Tanzania K000366378 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [9138] Zambia K001553976 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romashchenko, K.; González-Elizondo, M.S. [20681] Bolivia K001604823 Yes
Hemp, A. [4561] Kenya K001765376 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [3994] Brazil K001101663 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Djire; Acan; Reid [748] Cameroon K001562338 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8613] Zambia K001553975 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [936] India K000245104 Isotype Yes
Colombia K001465707 Yes
Colombia K001465708 Yes
Colombia K001465709 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3709], Colombia K001465710 Yes
Ecuador K001465711 Yes
Ecuador K001465712 Yes
Ecuador K001465713 Yes
Ecuador K001465714 Yes
Ecuador K001465715 Yes
Ecuador K001465716 Yes
Ecuador K001465717 Yes
Ecuador K001465718 Yes
Ecuador K001465719 Yes
Ecuador K001465720 Yes
Ecuador K001465721 Yes
Ecuador K001465722 Yes
Ecuador K001465723 Yes
Ecuador K001465724 Yes
Ecuador K001465725 Yes
Ecuador K001465726 Yes
Ecuador K001465727 Yes
Ecuador K001465728 Yes
Ecuador K001465729 Yes
Ecuador K001465730 Yes
Peru K001465731 Yes
Peru K001465732 Yes
Peru K001465733 Yes
Peru K001465734 Yes
Peru K001465735 Yes
Peru K001465736 Yes
Peru K001465737 Yes
Peru K001465738 Yes
Peru K001465739 Yes
Peru K001465740 Yes
Peru K001465741 Yes
Peru K001465742 Yes
Peru K001465743 Yes
Peru K001465744 Yes
Peru K001465745 Yes

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