Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 242 (1955)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Ethiopia and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Canary Is., Cook Is., Easter Is., Hawaii, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia

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. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • 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.
  • Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).
  • Greuter, W. & von Raab-Straube, E. (eds.) (2012). Euro+Med Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 42: 283-285.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Sachet, M.-H. (1969). List of vascular flora of Rangiroa. Atoll Research Bulletin 125: 33-44.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clayton in Kew Bull. 19: 291.
  • in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 25: 242 (1955)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).
  • Greuter, W. & von Raab-Straube, E. (eds.) (2012). Euro+Med Notulae, 6. Willdenowia 42: 283-285.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Sachet, M.-H. (1969). List of vascular flora of Rangiroa. Atoll Research Bulletin 125: 33-44.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 29 (1958).
  • Clayton in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 410 (1972).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 47 (1965).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 56 (1960).
  • Robyns & Tournay in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 25: 242 (1955).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 3: 143 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13579] Cameroon K000580325 Yes
Jun 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [133] Cameroon K000107919 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Thompson, S.A. [1466] Cameroon K000182245 Yes
Aug 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14217] Cameroon K000182253 Yes
Nov 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13141] Cameroon K000182252 Yes
Nov 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13224] Cameroon K000182251 Yes
Oct 1, 1962 Brunt, M.A. [512] Cameroon K000182237 Yes
Oct 1, 1962 Brunt, M.A. [699] Cameroon K000182238 Yes
Mar 1, 1962 Boughey, A.S. [10450] Cameroon K000182243 Yes
Mar 1, 1962 Boughey, A.S. [10749] Cameroon K000182242 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Morton, J.K. [856] Cameroon K000182241 Yes
Wilbur, R.L. [584] United States K002435632 No
Cheek, M.; Kemei; Toh; Gosline; Pollard [9724] Cameroon K001422583 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2731] Botswana K001600906 Yes
[W. D. Francis] [s.n.] K002435389 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435411 Yes
Green, P.S. [1409] New Zealand K002435623 No
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Rosenberg, G. [14479] Australia K002435368 Yes
Etuge, M.; Corriera; Gyakari; Tembo; Morepane; Isaa [2310] Cameroon K001422578 Yes
Asongani, J.N.; Sui, A.; Ekpe; Gyakari; Foster; Saunders [1323] Cameroon K001422579 Yes
Black, R.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435418 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [3240] Nigeria K002436191 No
Skottsberg, C. [702] New Zealand K002435630 No
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K002435379 Yes
W. R. [B]loyton [4042] Portugal K002093967 Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [14] United Kingdom K002093508 Yes
Curtis, W.M. [69] Australia K002435423 Yes
Kamundi, D. ; Manyuchi ; Ngoakon ; Gashu ; Abebe ; Ayeah [613] Cameroon K001569492 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [W/1382] United Kingdom K002093507 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8544] Australia K002435424 Yes
Tuley, P. [482] Nigeria K002436192 No
[Oldfield] [94] New Zealand K002435621 No
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [4406] United Kingdom K002093503 Yes
Tuley [621] Nigeria K002436195 No
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435414 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [2719] Australia K002435398 Yes
Hagger Per, W.; Hubbard, C.E. [2565] Australia K002435392 Yes
[J. D. H.] [1/757] Australia K002435409 Yes
Cheek,M.; Satabie; Onana; Litt; Dilem; Peter; Tadt [8477] Cameroon K001422585 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [2323] Australia K002435366 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1946] Cameroon K000182244 Yes
Webster, M.M. [2120] United Kingdom K002093504 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [190/FP] New Zealand K002435628 No
Hubbard, C.E. [2698] Australia K002435395 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002093506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002435419 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002435410 Yes
Lazarides, M. [8064] New Zealand K002435622 No
Hubbard, C.E. [2802] Australia K002435387 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4847] Australia K002435382 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002435631 No
Hansen, A. [s.n.] Spain K002093970 Yes
s.coll. [413] Australia K002435370 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] United States K002435634 No
Woods, D.V.G. [153] New Zealand K002435617 No
Forbes, C.N. [170 M] United States K002435633 No
Intyre R.; Kerr, J.E.; Pamplin, W.; A.L.S. [s.n.] Australia K002435416 Yes
Woods, D.V.G. [155] New Zealand K002435614 No
Muller, L. [s.n.] K002435365 No
Bowen, H. [429] Australia K002435396 No
Woods, D.V.G. [154] New Zealand K002435615 No
Smith, R.V. [77/36] Australia K002435421 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [2711] Nigeria K002436196 Yes
Blake, S.T. [55] Australia K002435394 Yes
Mund; Maine [s.n.] 27CPPOO K000365129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lepschi, B.J. [716] Australia K002435376 No
Vickery, G. [17832] Australia K002435415 No
Rodway, F.A. [159] Australia K002435403 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4414] Australia K002435390 No
Hubbard, C.E. [2950] Australia K002435375 Yes
Vickery, G. [4801] Australia K002435413 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5018] New Zealand K002435612 No
Allan, H.H. [3306] New Zealand K002435610 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [8927] United Kingdom K002093505 Yes
Luttrell, C. [16] New Zealand K002435627 No
Woods, D.V.G. [152] New Zealand K002435616 No
Clayton, W.R. [4053] Spain K002093969 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435380 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [55692] United States K002435639 No
Fuentes, F. [s.n.] Chile K002435629 No
Woods [50] New Zealand K002435613 No
Sanford, W.W. [5401] Nigeria K002436194 No
Rodway, F.A. [751] Australia K002435412 Yes
Jackson, P.; Brown, R. [6208] Australia K002435404 Yes
Bailey, J.F. [s.n.] Australia K002435391 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002435406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002435417 Yes
Champion, C.L. [537] Spain K002093968 Yes
Bingley; McComish, J.D. [1] Australia K002435425 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3699] Australia K002435374 Yes
Green, P.S. [1548] Australia K002435426 Yes
Haines, R.W. [[44]] Nigeria K002436193 Yes
Beckler; Macleay, R. [s.n.] Australia K002435399 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [s.n.] Australia K002435407 Yes
Stoward, F. [154] Australia K002435373 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K002435620 No
Muller, F.; K.G.S. [s.n.] Australia K002435364 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [2350] Australia K002435402 Yes
Palmer, C.B. [s.n.] Australia K002435372 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2077] Australia K002435378 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [56716] United States K002435640 No
Travers, W.T.L. [s.n.] New Zealand K002435420 Yes
Stephenson [111] Australia K002435400 Yes
Bates G. L. [567] Cameroon K000182254 Type No
Chapman, J.D. [3235] Nigeria K002436190 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002093501 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] Australia K002435385 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [2272] Australia K002435367 Yes
Flynn, T.; Lorence, D. [6136] United States K002435641 No
Bailey, F.M. [s.n.] Australia K002435384 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2283] Australia K002435377 Yes
s.coll. [1473/1931] Australia K002435405 Yes
Pitcher, F. [s.n.] Australia K002435422 Yes
Symon, D.E. [3191] Australia K002435397 No
Wood, K.R. [5793] K002435642 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002435611 No
Michelson, A. [1184] Cameroon K000182247 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2969] Australia K002435393 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002435369 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3346] Australia K002435386 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [2498] Australia K002435381 Yes
Cuellar, I.F. [189] New Zealand K002435619 No
Hubbard, C.E. [8194] Australia K002435401 Yes
Fauntleroy, C.W. [s.n.] Australia K002435371 Yes
Blake [7] Australia K002435383 Yes
Johnson, L.; Rodd, A. [1286] Australia K002435408 Yes
Stone, B.C. [3746] United States K002435638 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [13940] United States K002435637 No
[J. U. Sunkill] [47] United States K002435636 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [13949] United States K002435635 No
Lousley, J.E. [W/2237] United Kingdom K002093502 Yes
Simon, B.K. [4242] Australia K002435388 Yes
Hector, J. [s.n.] New Zealand K002435618 No

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