Poaceae
Cymbopogon

Cymbopogon pospischilii (K.Schum.) C.E.Hubb.

First published in Kew Bull. 4: 175 (1949)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, N. Pakistan to China (Yunnan). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 59 (1958).
  • C.E. Hubbard in Kew Bulletin 4: 175 (1949).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 23 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 18, 2009 Crawford, F.M. [136 a] Namibia K000450451 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India K000974909 Type Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India K000245850 Syntype Yes
Herlocker [[S5-224]] Somalia K002704622 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S218] Somalia K002704620 Yes
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Getachew, E. [15680] Ethiopia K002704613 Yes
Burchell [2166] South Africa K000280492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E.; Abdela, A. [12853] Ethiopia K002704612 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S/7] Somalia K002704615 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [2349] Somalia K002704614 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [2360] K000280487 Type Yes
Pospischil Kenya K000280507 Type No
Rehmann, A. [7112] South Africa K000280488 Type Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, P.E. [1141] Somalia K002704619 Yes
Cooper, T. [3369] South Africa K000280485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16196] Somalia K002704617 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A. [6681] Somalia K002704621 Yes
Ecklon [51] K000280484 Type Yes
Burchell [2520] South Africa K000280493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6187] Somalia K002704618 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2727] Ethiopia K002704610 Yes
Ryding, O. [1401] Eritrea K002704611 Yes
Cooper, T. [1363] South Africa K000280486 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann, A. [7158] South Africa K000280490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [2601] South Africa K000280491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11756] Somalia K002704616 Yes
Wood, J.M. [4318] South Africa K000280489 Type Yes
Stoliczka, F. [s.n.] India K000245849 Type Yes

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