Poaceae
Aristida

Aristida junciformis Trin. & Rupr.

First published in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 143 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Congo, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sp. Gram. Stip. 143 (1842).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stip.: 143 (1842).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 23, 2019 Osborne, J.; Darbyshire, I.; Datizua, C.; Langa, C.; Zandamela, J.; Macuacua, A. (guide) [JO1590] Mozambique K001346415 No
Jun 1, 1937 Rehmann [2587] South Africa K000366731 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1937 Schlechter [7509] South Africa K000366733 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1937 Baur, R. [1115] South Africa K000366729 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1937 Rehmann [2667] South Africa K000366732 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyles, F. [1598] Zimbabwe K000366812 Type Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9484] Zambia K001569145 Yes
Pardy, A., A. [3756] Zimbabwe K000366814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9688] Zambia K001569111 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9291] Zambia K001569103 Yes
Schlieben, H., J. [2317] Tanzania K000366788 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlieben, H., J. [2317] Tanzania K000366787 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5632] Tanzania K000468792 Yes
Rehmann [5112] South Africa K000366730 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [7255] Angola K000366815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann, A. [2582] South Africa K000366728 Type Yes
Welwitsch [7235] Angola K000366816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [7235] Angola K000366882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stolz, A. [2103] Tanzania K000366786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyles, F. [2142] Zimbabwe K000366813 Syntype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5616] Tanzania K000468808 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [2387] South Africa K000366727 Type Yes
Galpin, E.E. [6900] South Africa Aristida galpinii K000366734 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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