Poaceae
Stipagrostis

Stipagrostis acutiflora (Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter

First published in Kirkia 3: 133 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gulf States, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kirkia 3: 133 (1963).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Newby, J.E. [ZP191] Niger K003941102 Yes
s.coll. [5033] Sudan K003941157 No
s.coll. [4944] Sudan K003941160 No
Shaw, W.B.K. [21] Libya K003940898 Yes
Cotton, E. [s.n.] Algeria K003940902 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP177] Niger K003941100 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP170] Niger K003941104 Yes
W.B.K. [21] Libya K003940899 Yes
Letourneur, A. [s.n.] Tunisia K003940900 Yes
Monod, T. [18123] Sudan K001604562 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP18] Niger K003941096 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP14] Niger K003941097 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] Sudan K003941162 No
Newby, J.E. [ZP12] Niger K003941098 Yes
Kralik, L. [98] Algeria K003940903 Yes
s.coll. [3641] Chad K003941148 No
[Hinchingbrookt] [10] Niger K003941099 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP77] Niger K003941101 Yes
s.coll. [3657] Chad K003941149 No
Cotton, E. [s.n.] Algeria K003940904 Yes
s.coll. [3746] Sudan K003941158 No
s.coll. [4947] Sudan K003941159 No
Pitard, C.J. [1345] Tunisia K003940901 Yes
Newby, J.E. [ZP194] Niger K003941103 Yes
Ascherson, P. [2499] Egypt K000366956 Unknown Type Material Yes
[JGA] [s.n.] Sudan K003941161 No
Rossetti [61/157] Mauritania K003941095 Yes
Aug 1, 1961 Leclercq, A. [43] Mali Aristida acutiflora K000392211 Yes
Jumelle, H. [140] Mali Aristida acutiflora K000392210 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0