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Taxon:
Eragrostis ciliaris
(L.) R. Br.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
27886
Place of publication:
Observ. Congo 59. 1818 (ante 3 Mar) (J. H. Tuckey, Narr. exped. Zaire (App. 5) 478. 1818 (5 Mar))
Verified:
08/03/1995
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 ciliaris
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds.
2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/files/noticias_Check_List_Cabo_Verde.pdf
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Boulos, L.
1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:248-249.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
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
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Ghazanfar, S. A.
1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Peterson, P. M. & J. Valdés-Reyna.
2005.
Eragrostis
(Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae: Eragrostidinae) from northeastern Mexico. Sida 21:1378-1379.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
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
Reed, C. F.
1977. Economically important foreign weeds: potential problems in the United States
Shukla, U.
1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
English
gophertail grass –
Reference(s)
woolly love grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
s.e.
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
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
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
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
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
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
(s.e.)
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
MALESIA:
Philippines
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Bahamas
,
Cuba
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Animal food
forage
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Weed
Reed, C. F.
1977. Economically important foreign weeds: potential problems in the United States
Name
References