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Taxon:  Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. capensis Engl.



Summary
Genus:
Sporobolus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Sporobolinae
Nomen number:
409672
Place of publication:
Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika 127. 1892
Verified:
03/24/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. (0 active accession[s])
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. flaccidus (Roem. & Schult.) Veldkamp (0 active accession[s])
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus (0 active accession[s])
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. major (Büse) Baaijens (0 active accession[s])
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. pyramidalis (P. Beauv.) Veldkamp (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agrostis africana Poir.
Agrostis capensis Willd.
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
Sporobolus capensis Kunth
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Reference(s)
  1. Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp. 1991. Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:429. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
  2. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58 Note: = Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
  3. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
  4. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  5. Simon, B. K. & S. W. L. Jacobs. 1999. Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:385. URL: http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/151.htm Note: = Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
  6. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
  7. Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  8. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
English
Parramatta grass –
rat-tail grass –
tufty grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaLord Howe Island 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Lord Howe Island]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Niue
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as Sporobolus africanusLazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia


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