Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Sporobolus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus africanus

Name

• Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) A.Robyns & Tournay, 1955

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis africana Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 254 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa africana (Poir.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812).
  • Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès, Taxon 22: 163 (1973), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis spicata Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 19 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Panicum caudatum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 19 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis capensis Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 372 (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Vilfa capensis P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 147 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Sporobolus capensis Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 212 (1833), nom. superfl.
  • Vilfa dianthera Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 162 (1854).
  • Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 127 (1892).
  • Sporobolus batesii A.Chev., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 20: 469 (1948).
  • Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens, Blumea 35: 431 (1991).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Namibia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Western Africa Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Indian subcontinent Sri Lanka Introduced into: Ascension, Azores, Canary Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Hawaii, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Robyns, W. & Tournay, R.L.J.A., 1955. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 242.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sporobolus africanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus africanus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus africanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus africanus. Published online. Accessed: September 11 2022.

Vernacular names

Cymraeg: hadwellt Affrica

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