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Taxon:
Eragrostis tenuifolia
(A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
15323
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:268. 1854
Verified:
05/07/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poa tenuifolia
A. Rich.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis collocarpa
K. Schum.
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Reference(s)
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Lazarides, M.
1997. A revision of
Eragrostis
(Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 10:161-162.
URL:
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/151.htm
Migahid, A. M.
1978. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 2.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Veldkamp, J. F.
2002. Revision of
Eragrostis
(Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:187.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
English
elastic grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
e.
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
[Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weed
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Name
References