Eragrostis aspera

Eragrostis aspera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: Eragrostis aspera

Name

Eragrostis aspera (Jacq.) Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 408 (1841)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Poa aspera Jacq. in Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 32 (1776)
  • Heterotypic
    • Eragrostis aspera var. major Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 107 (1930)
    • Eragrostis devolvens Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 300 (1919 publ. 1920)
    • Eragrostis laxiflora Schrad. in Linnaea 12: 451 (1838), nom. nud.
    • Eragrostis paniculata Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 278 (1854)
    • Eragrostis quintasii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 300 (1919 publ. 1920)
    • Poa aspera var. minor Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 506 (1829), not validly publ.
    • Poa hippuris Schumach. in Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 69 (1827)
    • Poa paniculata Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 341 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Western Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Mauritania , Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces,
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Continental: Asia-temperate
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Myanmar, Vietnam
    • Introduced into:
      • Great Britain, Jawa, Mauritius, Philippines
    • Recorded in error in:
      • Jawa

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • español: Zacate áspero, Pasto áspero
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