Eragrostis speciosa

Eragrostis speciosa

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 speciosa

Name

Eragrostis speciosa (Roem. & Schult.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa speciosa Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 573 (1817)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis interrupta var. grandis F.M.Bailey in Queensland Agric. J. 30: 320 (1913)
  • Eragrostis oldfieldii Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 402 (1915)
  • Poa elegans R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 181 (1810), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia 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. 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. ː 1:279.

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 speciosa 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 speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis speciosa. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Handsome Lovegrass

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