Sporobolus natalensis

Sporobolus natalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus natalensis

Name

Sporobolus natalensis (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 822 (1894)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vilfa natalensis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 154 (1854).
• Heterotypic
  • Sporobolus capensis var. laxus Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 155 (1841).
  • Sporobolus indicus var. laxus (Nees) Stapf, W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 586 (1900).
  • Sporobolus kwiluensis Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 116 (1920), nom. provis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Zaïre Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Zambia Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Penisula Saudi Arabia, Yemen Introduced into: Egypt, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Durand, T.A. & Schinz, H. 1895. Conspectus Floræ Africæ; ou, Énumération des plantes d'Afrique Vol. 5. 977 pp. Bruxelles. BHL Reference page.  5:822.

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. 2022. Sporobolus natalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus natalensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus natalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus natalensis. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Giant Rat's Tail Grass

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