Sporobolus fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sporobolus fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees

Summary

Genus:

Sporobolus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Zoysieae

Subtribe:

Sporobolinae

Nomen number:

35360

Place of publication:

Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 156. 1841

Verified:

06/03/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 3 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Sporobolus fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees var. latifolius Stent

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Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
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).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
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

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan, Somalia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, 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=35360. Accessed 18 July 2025.