Summary
Place of publication:
Blumea 4:514. 1941
Verified:
05/29/1997
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
- Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
- Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt checklist. 1995
- Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
- Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
- Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
- Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali, Niger
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | fodder | | Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970- |
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21533.
Accessed 20 March 2025.