Poaceae
Oreobambos

Oreobambos buchwaldii K.Schum.

First published in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 178 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to Zambia. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 12 (1965).
  • Eggeling, Ann. list grasses Ug.: 29 (1947).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 239 (1949).
  • Jackson & Wiehe, Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 49 (1958).
  • K. Schum. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 1: 178 (1896).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Halty [66] Tanzania K000244554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoyle, A.C. [1359] Zambia K000743025 No
Busse, W. [2249] K000244555 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chapman; Patel [6449] Malawi K000743024 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • 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