Eragrostis racemosa

Eragrostis racemosa

Eragrostis racemosa

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 racemosa

Name

Eragrostis racemosa (Thunb.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 271 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa racemosa Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 21 (1794)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis boehmii Hack. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 52: 303 (1902)
  • Eragrostis chalcantha Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 401 (1830)
  • Eragrostis chalcantha var. effusa Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 248 (1899)
  • Eragrostis chalcantha var. hirsuta Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 111 (1930)
  • Eragrostis chalcantha var. intermedia Peter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, Anh.): 111 (1930)
  • Eragrostis chalcantha var. neesii K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 114 (1895)
  • Eragrostis conradsii Pilg. in R.E.Fries, Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, 1: 212 (1916)
  • Eragrostis hockii De Wild. in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 6: 64 (1919)
  • Eragrostis lasiophylla K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 114 (1895)
  • Poa chalcantha (Trin.) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 339 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola Regional: Central Africa Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Northern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Mascareñas Seychelles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1853–1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars I. Gramineae. vii + 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. ː 1:271.

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 racemosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis racemosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis racemosa. Published online. Accessed: September 28 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis racemosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Smalhartjiesgras
• English: Narrow heart love grass

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