Poaceae
Leptaspis

Leptaspis zeylanica Nees ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 8 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Malesia to Papuasia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Lautenschläger, T. & al (2020). New records for the flora of Angola: observations from Uíge and Cuanza Norte. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 132-142.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lautenschläger, T. & al (2020). New records for the flora of Angola: observations from Uíge and Cuanza Norte. Plant Ecology and Evolution 153: 132-142.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2008 Tchiengue, B. [2626] Cameroon K000339532 Yes
Oct 1, 2005 Nana felicite [49] Cameroon K000338312 Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11146] Cameroon K000199942 Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Onana, J.-M. [2820] Cameroon K000199953 Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11538] Cameroon K000199957 Yes
Sep 1, 2005 Darbyshire, I. [251] Cameroon K000338311 Yes
Aug 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5153] Cameroon K000199945 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [727] Cameroon K000107963 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7503] Cameroon K000107939 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2536] Cameroon K000107965 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [1180] Cameroon K000107958 Yes
May 1, 2001 Schoenenberger, J. [56] Cameroon K000107940 Yes
May 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [669] Cameroon K000107955 Yes
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1700] Cameroon K000107956 Yes
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [101] Cameroon K000107972 Yes
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2657] Cameroon K000107966 Yes
May 1, 2001 Lane, P. [496] Cameroon K000107968 Yes
May 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [339] Cameroon K000107957 Yes
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [388] Cameroon K000107954 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Wheatley, J.I. [425] Cameroon K000107962 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Thomas, D.W. [2858] Cameroon K000181841 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [496] Cameroon K000437996 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Lighava, M. [4] Cameroon K000437994 Yes
Jan 1, 1854 Thwaites [896] Sri Lanka K000246068 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1854 Thwaites [896] Sri Lanka K000246069 Type Yes
Ghogue; Galla, J.; Taranovski, T.; Victor, N.; Victor, N. [1440] Cameroon K001495465 No
Moller, A [132] K000345493 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000345495 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000345494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Humblot, L. [321] Comoros K000345492 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1125] Cameroon K000181839 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5409] Mozambique Leptaspis cochleata K000614401 Yes
Tchiengue, B.; Godlove.; Ngalame.; Lumba.; Fletcher.; Rommens. [1748] Cameroon Leptaspis cochleata K001401489 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4938] Mozambique Leptaspis cochleata K000545288 No
Harris, T. [105] Mozambique Leptaspis cochleata K000545088 Yes

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