Poaceae
Hyparrhenia

Hyparrhenia cymbaria (L.) Stapf

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 332 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Eritrea and S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • 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. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clayton in Kew Bull., Add. Ser. 2: 110. (1969)
  • in F.T.A. 9: 332 (1919)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Robyns, W. (1929). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1: 1-229. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 61 (1958).
  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 494 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 109 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 23 (1947).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 471 (1956).
  • Hubbard, E.A. Pasture Plants 2: 10 (1927).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 43 (1958).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 37 (1960).
  • Robyns, Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 1: 177 (1929).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 64 (1955).
  • Stapf in Flora of Tropical Africa 9: 332 (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3493] Cameroon K000339593 No
Johnston, H.B. [820] Uganda K002071939 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1162] Uganda K002071930 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2617] Uganda K002071952 Yes
Thomas, A.L. [Th3794] Uganda K002071951 Yes
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P.; Rachide, T.; Magido, A. (guide); Ndala, B. (guide) [JO1746] Mozambique K001346986 No
Snowden, J.D. [1309] Uganda K002071928 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1162] Uganda K002071931 Yes
Ghogue; Johnston, K.; Pollard, B.; Gosline, G.; Nabukeera, P.; Trinder, C.; Sama, E. [1123] Cameroon K000875630 Yes
Ghogue; Johnston, K.; Pollard, B.; Gosline, G.; Nabukeera, P.; Trinder, C.; Sama, E. [1123] Cameroon K001222494 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8877] Zambia K001561577 Yes
Hazel, C. [80] Uganda K002071944 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1309] Uganda K002071929 Yes
[Chandha- Hancock] [117] Uganda K002071945 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8791] Zambia K001561587 Yes
Lomas, A.S.T. [Th2511] Uganda K002071947 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000280202 Type Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1390] Uganda K002071927 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1453] Uganda K002071932 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1343] Uganda K002071941 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Uganda K002071936 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3926] Uganda K002071946 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6898] Uganda K002071933 Yes
Johnston, H.B.; Hubbard, C.E. [982] Uganda K002071934 Yes
Lock, J.M. [88/18] Uganda K002071926 Yes
Thomas, A.L. [Th 2497] Uganda K002071948 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [[7607]] Uganda K002071943 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5157] Mozambique K000613537 Yes
Drège South Africa K000280201 Isotype Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1336A] Uganda K002071937 Yes
Comoros K000244639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1352] Uganda K002071940 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000280203 Isotype Yes
Timberlake, J. [5314] Malawi K000614660 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [620] Uganda K002071935 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7613] Uganda K002071942 Yes
s.coll. [2487] Uganda K002071953 Yes
Staff [Th1920] Uganda K002071950 Yes
Thomas, A.L. [Th9293] Uganda K002071949 Yes
Johnston, H.B.; Hubbard, C.E. [1398] Uganda K002071938 Yes

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