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Taxon: Eriochloa meyeriana (Nees) Pilg.

Genus:

Eriochloa

Family:

Poaceae (alt.Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Melinidinae

Nomen number:

408548

Place of publication:

H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 14e:56. 1940

Link to protologue:

Name Verified on:

01-May-1997 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

(=) Eriochloa borumensis Hack.
Basionym: Panicum meyerianum Nees

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen

References:

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as "meyerana"
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as "meyerana"
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Check other web resources for Eriochloa meyeriana (Nees) Pilg. :

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe:
World Grass Species-Descriptions: Morphological species description from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=408548. Accessed 1 July 2024.