Eragrostis rotifer

Eragrostis rotifer

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 rotifer

Name

Eragrostis rotifer Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 242 (1899)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis airiformis Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 243 (1899)
  • Eragrostis angusta Hack. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 772 (1901)
  • Eragrostis beroensis Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 241 (1899)
  • Eragrostis densiflora Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 244 (1899)
  • Eragrostis margaritacea Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 604 (1900)
  • Eragrostis platyphylla Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 239 (1899)
  • Poa tenuiflora Licht. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 566 (1817)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Namibia Regional: Central Africa Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Eswatini, Mozambique, Tanzania Introduced into: Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rendle, A.B. in W. P. Hiern, 1899. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853-61 2(1):242.

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 rotifer in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis rotifer. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis rotifer. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis rotifer in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Reëngras, Reëngrassie, Vleipluimgras

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