Summary
Place of publication:
W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, Fl. cap. 7:656. 1900
Verified:
09/28/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- 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-
- Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
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=15181.
Accessed 20 July 2025.