Poaceae
Pentameris

Pentameris borussica (K.Schum.) Galley & H.P.Linder

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97: 331 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Gilbert, M.G.; Tewolde, B.G.E. [3294] Ethiopia Pentaschistis borussica K000702705 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 deWilde, W.; deWilde, B.E.E. [9110] Ethiopia Pentaschistis borussica K000702702 Yes
Mar 1, 1968 Vesey, L.D.E.F. [5384] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702790 Yes
May 1, 1967 Bernardi, L. [9178] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333270 Yes
May 1, 1967 Geilinger, W. [s.n.] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702812 Yes
May 1, 1967 Geilinger, W. [4639] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702803 Yes
May 1, 1967 Bally, J. [3384] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333271 Yes
May 1, 1967 Wilson, J. [680] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000702773 Yes
May 1, 1967 Geilinger, W. [4451] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702811 Yes
May 1, 1967 Leippert [6093] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702808 Yes
May 1, 1967 Dummer, R.A. [3335] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702770 Yes
May 1, 1967 Osmaston, H.A. [1747] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702769 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Dummer, R.A. [3378] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702772 Yes
Oct 1, 1937 Dummer, R.A. [3379] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702771 Yes
Oct 1, 1936 Greenway [3920] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702802 Yes
Oct 1, 1936 Hitchcock, A.S.; Cotton, A.D. [66] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702809 Yes
Oct 1, 1936 LePelley, R.H. [2826] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702804 Yes
Oct 1, 1936 Volkens, G. [1368] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000367209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1936 Haarer, A. [1130] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702806 Yes
Moreau, R.E. [178] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333269 Yes
Sermolli, R.E.G.P. [5072] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702800 Yes
Burtt, B., D. [4062] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000367210 Type Yes
Bogdan, A. [3939] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333273 Yes
Burtt, B., D. [4062] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000367212 Type Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24626] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702810 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [72] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702778 Yes
Ibrahim, M. [631] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702814 Yes
Wesche, K. [238] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702767 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [395] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333232 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13263] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702791 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M.; Fosberg, F.R. [556] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333236 Yes
och Th.C.E.Fries; Fries, R.E. [1200a] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000367213 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [20912] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702782 Yes
Procter, J. [3453] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702781 Yes
Nouga [104] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702774 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [1225] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702801 Yes
Vesey, L.D.E.F. [5043] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702789 Yes
Wesche, K. [237] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702766 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1176] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702805 Yes
Davidse, G. [7023] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333233 No
Katende [878] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702776 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13204] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702792 Yes
Fries [1310] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333235 Yes
Katende [914] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702777 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93622] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702787 Yes
Nouga [133] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702775 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93621] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702784 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7705] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702815 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [15] Ethiopia Pentaschistis borussica K000702703 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [2686] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000702768 Yes
Bogdan, A. [4980] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333234 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [1429] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333238 No
Phillips, S.M. [78] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702779 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [78] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702780 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93439] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702785 Yes
Hedberb, O. [2280] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702788 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1190] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702807 Yes
Napper, D.M. [1310] Kenya Pentaschistis borussica K000333268 Yes
Taylor, G. [2903] Uganda Pentaschistis borussica K000367211 Type Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [4825] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702813 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93588] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702783 No
Sermolli, R.E.G.P. [5081] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702799 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [93589] Tanzania Pentaschistis borussica K000702786 Yes
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [314] Ethiopia Pentaschistis borussica K000702704 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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