Poaceae

Elionurus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 941 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to India, Papuasia to Australia, Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Guyana, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Namibia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 9: 62 (1917).
  • Sp. Pl. 4: 941 (1806)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Kunth in Humboldt Bonpland & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 192 (1817).
  • Renvoize in Kew Bull. 32: 665–675 (1978).
  • Sp. Pl. 4: 941 (1806).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kunth in Humboldt & Bonpland, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 192 (1817)
  • Renvoize in K.B. 32: 665–675 (1978)
  • Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 941 (1806)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Peterson, P.; Annable, C. R. [11684] Argentina K001614569 Yes
Bardou Guinea K000280021 Syntype Yes
Hatschbach, G. [54625] Brazil K001106292 Yes
Pobeguin [517] Guinea K000280019 Type Yes
Pobeguin [517] Guinea K000280020 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6032] Tanzania K000468393 No
Wright, C. [2106] United States Elyonurus K000911743 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey, John [s.n.] Elyonurus K000911740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Mexico Elyonurus K000911742 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [804] United States Elyonurus K000911741 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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