Eleusine africana Kenn.-O'Byrne GRIN-Global

Taxon: Eleusine africana Kenn.-O'Byrne

Synonym of Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) Hilu & de Wet

Summary

Genus:

Eleusine

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

315751

Place of publication:

Kew Bull. 1957:65. 1957

Verified:

11/29/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

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

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Reference(s)

de Wet, J. M. J. et al. 1984. Systematics and evolution of Eleusine coracana (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 71:552.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
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-
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

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Distribution

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=315751. Accessed 20 July 2025.