Eragrostis aegyptiaca

Eragrostis aegyptiaca

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 aegyptiaca

Name

Eragrostis aegyptiaca (Willd.) Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 157 (1813)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa aegyptiaca Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 107 (1809)
  • Poa pilosa var. aegyptiaca (Willd.) O.Fedtsch. in Izv. Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago, Suppl. 2: 69 (1915)
  • Poa pilosa var. aegyptiaca (Willd.) B.Fedtsch. in Izv. Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago 14(Suppl. 2): 69 (1915)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragristis aegyptiaca subsp. humifusa H.Scholz in Willdenowia 26: 231 (1996)
  • Eragrostis albida Hitchc. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 19: 304 (1929)
  • Eragrostis minima Jedwabn. in Bot. Arch. 5: 188 (1924)
  • Eragrostis nigerica A.Chev. in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 20: 470 (1948)
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. aegyptica Schmalh. in Fl. Sredn. Južn. Rossii 2: 631 (1897)
  • Eragrostis senegalensis Nees in Index Seminum (WROCL, Wratislaviensi) 1834: 3 (1834)
  • Poa amabilis Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 566 (1817), pro syn.
  • Poa antennata Delile ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 330 (1816), pro syn.
  • Poa pallida Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 3 (1816)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Chad, Mali, Niger Regional: Western Africa Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal Regional: Eastern Africa Sudan-South Sudan Introduced into: Germany Doubtfully present in: Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Raffeneau-Delile, A. 1813. Flore d'Ègypte. Explication des planches. In: Description de l'Egypte ... Histoire Naturelle 2: 145–320. Text. Plates. Reference page. , 157

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 aegyptiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis aegyptiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis aegyptiaca. Published online. Accessed: September 23 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: أثب مصري
• беларуская: Палявічка егіпецкая
• русский: Полевичка египетская

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