Eragrostis lehmanniana

Eragrostis lehmanniana

Eragrostis lehmanniana

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 lehmanniana

Name

Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 402 (1841)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis chaunantha Pilg. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 84 (1907)
  • Eragrostis lehmanniana var. chaunantha (Pilg.) De Winter in D.B.D.Meredith, Grass. Past. S. Africa: 147 (1955)
  • Eragrostis pseudoteff Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 107 (1930)
  • Eragrostis vansonii Bremek. & Oberm. in Ann. Transvaal Mus. 16: 407 (1935)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bangladesh, Brazil Northeast, California, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Myanmar, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Switzerland, Texas, Utah, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1841. Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae. Graminae. 490 pp. Glogaviae BHL Reference page.  402.

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 lehmanniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis lehmanniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis lehmanniana. Published online. Accessed: September 27 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis lehmanniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Soetblousaadgras

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