Summary
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 37:159. 1982
Verified:
09/27/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- 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
- Ghazanfar, S. A. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2. 1992
- 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 | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Limpopo | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | North West | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape]
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman, Yemen
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417284.
Accessed 31 May 2026.