Poaceae

Triraphis R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 185 (1810), nom. cons. prop.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Dry Parts of Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Central Brazil.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

New Guinea

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New South Wales, Niger, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, South Australia, Sudan, Tanzania, Victoria, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Belgium, Brazil Southeast, Great Britain, New Guinea, Texas

Accepted Species

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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Prod. 185 (1810).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Prodr.: 185 (1810).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 185 (1810)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1961 Scully, W.C. [s.n.] Namibia K000366639 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Schlechter [11664] Mozambique K000366633 Type Yes
Schenk [83] Namibia K000366637 Type Yes
Schenk [83] Namibia K000366638 Type Yes
Welwitsch [2600] Angola K000366632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fleck [s.n.] South Africa K000366635 Type Yes
Schinz [627] South Africa K000366640 Type Yes
Schenk [279] Namibia K000366636 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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