Eragrostis acutiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: Eragrostis acutiflora

Name

Eragrostis acutiflora (Kunth) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 501 (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Megastachya acutiflora (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 588 (1817)
  • Poa acutiflora Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 161 (1816)
• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis acutiflora var. humilior J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 277 (1830)
  • Eragrostis flavescens J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 278 (1830)
  • Poa flavescens (J.Presl) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 343 (1833)
  • Poa stricta Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 343 (1824), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C. F. P. von Martius et al., 1829. Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1):501.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis acutiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis acutiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis acutiflora. Published online. Accessed: September 24 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis acutiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.