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Sporobolus africanus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID644032b805548368886256
Scientific name Sporobolus africanus
Authority (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 242 (1955)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Agrostis capensis Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1(1): 372. 1797 [Jun 1797]
Agrostis africana Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 254 (1810)
Agrostis spicata Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 19 (1794)
Panicum caudatum Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 19. 1794
Sporobolus batesii A.Chev. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 20: 469 (1948)
Sporobolus capensis Kunth Enum. Pl. 1: 212. 1833 (1833)
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis (Willd.) Engl. Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika : 127 (1892)
Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens Blumea 35: 431 (1991)
Vilfa africana P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa capensis (Thunb.) P.Beauv. Essai d'une nouvelle Agrostographie 1812
Vilfa dianthera Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 162 (1854)
Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès Taxon 22: 163 (1973)

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Welsh hadwellt affrica

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Ascension
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Nigeria
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Malesia
      • Philippines
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Norfolk Island
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
      • Western Australia
    • New Zealand
      • Kermadec Islands
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Easter Island
      • Marquesas
      • Society Islands
      • Tuamotu
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Niue
      • Tokelau-manihiki

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000900931
Tropicos 25512537
INPN 124709
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422594-1
The Plant List kew-444004
Open Tree Of Life 40886
NCBI Taxonomy 391790
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000463937
IPNI 422594-1
iNaturalist 369711
GBIF 4152259
EPPO SPZAF
EOL 1294323
USDA GRIN 35343
Wikipedia Sporobolus_africanus

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Scientific Literature Top

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Biochemical and Structural Diversification of C4 Photosynthesis in Tribe Zoysieae (Poaceae) Koteyeva NK, Voznesenskaya EV, Pathare VS, Borisenko TA, Zhurbenko PM, Morozov GA, Edwards GE Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10798372
doi:10.3390/plants12234049
PMID:38068683
The dynamics of vegetation diversity and biomass under traditional grazing in Ethiopia's Somali rangeland Gebremedhn HH, Dejene SW, Tuffa S, Tesfay Y, Mensah S, Devenish AJ Plant Environ Interact 07-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10711641
doi:10.1002/pei3.10127
PMID:38089846
Resprouting Response among Savanna Tree Species in Relation to Stem Size, Woody Removal Intensity and Herbicide Application Monegi P, Mkhize NR, Tjelele JT, Ward D, Tsvuura Z Plants (Basel) 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10574858
doi:10.3390/plants12193451
PMID:37836191
Topsoil and Vegetation Dynamics 14 Years after Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Mthethwa K, Ruwanza S Plants (Basel) 24-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490425
doi:10.3390/plants12173047
PMID:37687294
Metagenomics reveals the structure of Mastrevirus–host interaction network within an agro-ecosystem Claverie S, Hoareau M, Chéhida SB, Filloux D, Varsani A, Roumagnac P, Martin DP, Lett JM, Lefeuvre P Virus Evol 06-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10354507
doi:10.1093/ve/vead043
PMID:37475836
Long‐term subtropical grassland plots take a long time to change: Replacement is more important than richness differences for beta diversity Ward D, Kirkman K, Morris C Ecol Evol 14-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10266706
doi:10.1002/ece3.10195
PMID:37325718
Plant species diversity, plant use, and classification of agroforestry homegardens in southern and southwestern Ethiopia Kassa G, Bekele T, Demissew S, Abebe T Heliyon 25-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10241864
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16341
PMID:37287606
Traditional uses of wild and tended plants in maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa Maroyi A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8925170
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00512-0
PMID:35292046
Are Grasses Really Useful for the Phytoremediation of Potentially Toxic Trace Elements? A Review Rabêlo FH, Vangronsveld J, Baker AJ, van der Ent A, Alleoni LR Front Plant Sci 24-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8670575
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.778275
PMID:34917111
The evaluation of biological indices to assess the condition of hillslope seep wetlands in the Tsitsa River Catchment, South Africa Libala N, Palmer CG, Odume ON PLoS One 18-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8130940
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0251370
PMID:34003835
Sire Effects on Post-Weaning Growth of Beef-Cross-Dairy Cattle: A Case Study in New Zealand Martín N, Schreurs N, Morris S, López-Villalobos N, McDade J, Hickson R Animals (Basel) 07-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7762207
doi:10.3390/ani10122313
PMID:33297330
Checklist of the grasses of India Kellogg EA, Abbott JR, Bawa KS, Gandhi KN, Kailash BR, Ganeshaiah KN, Shrestha UB, Raven P PhytoKeys 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC10311516
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393
PMID:37397271
Coexistence between wildlife and livestock is contingent on cattle density and season but not differences in body size Stears K, Shrader AM PLoS One 31-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7394405
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236895
PMID:32735578
Phytochemical Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Grasses Used in South African Traditional Medicine Gebashe F, Aremu AO, Gruz J, Finnie JF, Van Staden J Plants (Basel) 17-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7154885
doi:10.3390/plants9030371
PMID:32192145
Soil and plant phytoliths from the Acacia-Commiphora mosaics at Oldupai Gorge (Tanzania) Mercader J, Clarke S, Bundala M, Favreau J, Inwood J, Itambu M, Larter F, Lee P, Lewiski-McQuaid G, Mollel N, Mwambwiga A, Patalano R, Soto M, Tucker L, Walde D PeerJ 11-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6911344
doi:10.7717/peerj.8211
PMID:31844589

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