Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Herb. Boissier 7:26. 1899
Verified:
11/24/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
- Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
- Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
- Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
English
double comb grass –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Somalia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13135.
Accessed 18 July 2025.