Poaceae
Pentameris

Pentameris minor (F.Ballard & C.E.Hubb.) Galley & H.P.Linder

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97: 334 (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 montane 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?
Wesche, K. [285] Uganda Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702829 Yes
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [2708] Ethiopia Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702752 Yes
Wesche, K. [310] Uganda Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702827 Yes
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [2604] Ethiopia Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702751 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [35] Ethiopia Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702750 Yes
Naiga [190] Uganda Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702826 Yes
Cotton, A., D.; Hitchcock, A., S. [64] Tanzania Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000367208 Type Yes
Wesche, K. [316] Uganda Pentaschistis pictigluma var. minor K000702828 Yes
Sep 1, 2007 Sermolli, R.E.G.P. [5077] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702849 No
Aug 16, 1988 Lisowski, S. [10468] Uganda Pentaschistis minor K000702832 Yes
May 1, 1967 Volkens, S. [1513] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702860 No
May 1, 1967 Dale, I.R. [3189] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702833 No
May 1, 1967 Geilinger, W. [4614] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702855 No
Oct 1, 1936 Turrall, R. [119] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702856 No
Oct 1, 1936 Hitchcock, A.S. [24641] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702858 No
Oct 1, 1936 Greenway [3776] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702846 No
Oct 1, 1936 Stuart Watt, C. [10] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702853 No
Allt, G. [73] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702839 No
Phillips, S.M. [71] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702850 No
Sermolli, R.E.G.P. [5063] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702848 No
Hedberg, O. [4487] Uganda Pentaschistis minor K000702831 Yes
Sermolli, R.E.G.P. [5100] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702847 No
Friis, I.; Michelsen, A.; Demissew, S. [5734] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702746 Yes
Linder, H.P. [3668] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702841 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1773] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702842 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1192] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702852 No
Bogdan, A. [AB3944] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702838 No
Mwangangi, O.M. [314] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702845 Yes
Nicholson, D. [4342] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702854 No
Bogdan, A. [3946] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702835 No
Miehe, G; Miehe, S. [2687] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702743 Yes
Bigger, M. [2067] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702861 No
Mwangangi, O.M.; Fosberg, F.R. [554] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702840 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [23] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702749 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5415] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702834 No
Bogdan, A. [AB4123] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702837 No
Miehe, G; Miehe, S. [2810] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702744 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [924] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702859 No
Phillips, S.M. [79] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702851 No
Knight, J. [4499] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702844 Yes
Miehe, G; Miehe, S. [443] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702745 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4434] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702843 Yes
Edwards, S. [75] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702747 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [2721] Uganda Pentaschistis minor K000702830 Yes
Salt, G. [20] Tanzania Pentaschistis minor K000702857 No
Phillips, S.M. [37] Ethiopia Pentaschistis minor K000702748 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3940] Kenya Pentaschistis minor K000702836 No

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

  • 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