Poaceae
Eriochloa

Eriochloa meyeriana (Nees) Pilg.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 14e: 56 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Aldabra, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Cocos (Keeling) Is., Jawa, Malaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • 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

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ngoni, J.F. [124] Zimbabwe K003926599 Yes
[C. S. Tozapwell] [1655] Zambia K003926581 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4090] Thailand K000621024 No
Verboom, W.C. [3152] Zambia K003926582 Yes
Davies, R.M. [2483] Zimbabwe K003926596 Yes
Timberlake, J.R.; Cunliffe, R.N. [4444] Zimbabwe K003926592 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [406] Zimbabwe K003926593 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2007] Thailand K000688126 No
Rattray, J.M. [1306] Zimbabwe K003926590 Yes
Eyles, F. [3138] Zimbabwe K000282009 Isotype Yes
Hyde, M.A. [414] Zimbabwe K003926603 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7066] Thailand K000621025 No
Larsen, K. [2050a] Thailand K000688131 No
Robinson, D.A. [44382] Zimbabwe K003926591 Yes
Guy, P.R. [2490] Zimbabwe K003926595 Yes
West, O. [7378] Zimbabwe K003926606 Yes
Wild, H. [3459] Zimbabwe K003926589 Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1178] Zimbabwe K003926605 Yes
West, O. [3411] Zimbabwe K003926607 Yes
Savory, C.R. [452] Zimbabwe K003926600 Yes
Drège South Africa K000215123 Isotype Yes
Crook, A.O. [1087] Zimbabwe K003926604 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2048] Thailand K000688128 No
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2059] Thailand K000688129 No
Pope, G. [659] Zimbabwe K003926601 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [1841] Zimbabwe K003926609 Yes
Mavi, S. [1802] Zimbabwe K003926594 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [2581] Zimbabwe K003926597 Yes
Ackali, D. [s.n.] Thailand K000688135 No
Mitchell, B.L. [5/59] Zambia K003926583 Yes
Dee [s.n.] Thailand K000688132 No
Schimper [1853] Ethiopia K000282005 Isosyntype Yes
Schimper [1853] Ethiopia K000282004 Type Yes
Larsen, K.; Smitinand, T.; Warncke, E. [451] Thailand K000688134 No
s.coll. [8064] Zimbabwe K003926608 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D2752] Zimbabwe K003926598 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2136KBS] Zambia K003926586 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [773] Zambia K003926584 Yes
Wild, H. [3427] Zimbabwe K003926588 Yes
Goodier, R. [801] Zimbabwe K003926602 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [17] Thailand K000688123 No
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [2028] Thailand K000688127 No
Trapnell, C.G. [705] South Africa K000282012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verboom, W.C. [958] Zambia K003926587 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [768] Zambia K003926585 Yes
Drège South Africa K000215124 Unknown Type Material No
Kotschy [442] Sudan K000282002 Isotype Yes
Kotschy [442] Sudan K000282003 Type Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1994] Thailand K000688124 No
Dee [s.n.] Thailand K000688133 No
Lazarides, M. [7437] Thailand K000688130 No
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1996] Thailand K000688125 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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