Eragrostis bahiensis

Eragrostis bahiensis

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 bahiensis

Name

Eragrostis bahiensis Schult., Mant. 2: 318 (1824)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. bahiensis (Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 351 (1898)
• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis bahiensis var. contracta Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 151 (1878)
  • Eragrostis bahiensis var. laxiuscula Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 151 (1878)
  • Eragrostis bahiensis f. riparia Burkart in Fl. Ilustr. Entre Ríos 2: 189 (1969)
  • Eragrostis blepharophylla Jedwabn. in Bot. Arch. 5: 197 (1924)
  • Eragrostis elatior Hack. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 374 (1909), nom. illeg.
  • Eragrostis expansa Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 90 (1827)
  • Eragrostis firma Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 70 (1836)
  • Eragrostis hackelii Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 47 (1910)
  • Eragrostis macra Jedwabn. in Bot. Arch. 5: 200 (1924)
  • Eragrostis microstachya (Link) Link in Hort. Berol. 2: 294 (1833)
  • Eragrostis psammodes Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 400 (1830)
  • Eragrostis psammodes var. microstachya (Link) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 153 (1878)
  • Eragrostis zeylanica Munro ex Hance in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 137 (1873), pro syn.
  • Poa bahiensis Schrad. ex Schult. in Mant. 2: 318 (1824), pro syn.
  • Poa expansa (Link) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 113 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Poa microstachya Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 185 (1827)
  • Poa psammodes (Trin.) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 328 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern south America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western south America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Alabama, Belgium, Caroline Is., Florida, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Louisiana, New Jersey, Queensland, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schultes, J.A. 1824. Mantissa in Volumen Secundum. Systematis Vegetabilium Caroli a Linne ex Editione Joan. Jac. Roemer.... BHL Reference page.  ii. 2:318.

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 bahiensis 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 bahiensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis bahiensis. Published online. Accessed: September 24 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis bahiensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Bahia lovegrass

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