Poaceae
Aristida

Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 401 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Dry parts of Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Packer, J.E. (1974). Ascension Handbook. A concise guide to Ascension Island South Atlantic ed. 2 Packer, Georgetown.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Packer, J.E. (1974). Ascension Handbook. A concise guide to Ascension Island South Atlantic ed. 2 Packer, Georgetown.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 2: 401 (1817).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
M.M.C. [S.Africa 96] South Africa K001611520 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 96] South Africa K001611521 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 96] South Africa K001611527 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 1976] Namibia K001625326 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 1976] Namibia K001625355 Yes
s.coll. [B 6061] Botswana K001625382 Yes
De Hoogh, R.J. [300] Botswana K001614069 Yes
AFB/MMC [S.W.A. 3596] Namibia K001612056 Yes
s.coll. [B 1219] Botswana K001625381 Yes
s.coll. [B 6013] Botswana K001625390 Yes
s.coll. [B 7923] Botswana K001625391 Yes
Appleton, A., F. [17] Mozambique K000366798 Unknown Type Material Yes
Appleton, A., F. [26] Zimbabwe K000366797 Unknown Type Material Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 121] South Africa K001611517 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 121] South Africa K001611531 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 121] South Africa K001611532 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 121] South Africa K001611538 Yes
AFB/MMC [S.W.A. 3596] Namibia K001612055 Yes
Carvalho [s.n.] Mozambique K000366796 Type Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 843] Namibia K001625412 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 843] Namibia K001625421 Yes
Cosson, M., M. E; Doumel-adanson; Letourneux, A.; Reboud, V.; Barratte, G.,, Bonnet, E. [s.n.] Tunisia K000366819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cosson, M., M. E. et. al. [s.n.] Tunisia K000366820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cosson, M., M. E. et. al. [s.n.] Tunisia K000366818 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

    • 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 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/