Poaceae
Sclerodactylon

Sclerodactylon macrostachyum (Benth.) A.Camus

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 38 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tanzania to NE. Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Nicobar Is., Seychelles, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • 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. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bosser, J.M. [552] Madagascar K002090892 Yes
Wingfield, R. [4346] Tanzania K002090889 No
Stoddart, D.R. [911] Seychelles K002090901 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [870] Seychelles K002090898 Yes
Poisson, H. [215] Madagascar K002090896 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C.; de Koning, J.; Dungo, J. [1194] Mozambique K002090891 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [741] Seychelles K002090904 Yes
Merton, L.F.M. [7001] Seychelles K002090903 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [972] Seychelles K002090902 Yes
Croat, T.B. [30943] Madagascar K002090894 Yes
Rhyne, C. [1030] Seychelles K002090899 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2403] Mozambique K002090890 Yes
Rhyne, C. [1033] Seychelles K002090900 Yes
Decary, M.R. [9606] Madagascar K002090895 Yes
Frazier [167] France K002090897 Yes
Humbert, H.; de la Bâthie, H.P. [2493] Madagascar K002090893 Yes

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images