G.377. Sporobolus R. Br.

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a panicle, often with whorled primary branches. Spikelets nearly always glabrous, awnless. Ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle. Spikelets 1-flowered. Glumes membranous, the upper usually longer than the lower. Lemma 1(-3)-nerved, without awns, usually shining; palea as long as lemma or a little shorter. Grain with free pericarp. Fruit rounded or truncate at tip, not beaked. Sporobolus species may resemble species of Eragrostis but are always 1-flowered whereas Eragrostis species have more than 1 floret per spikelet.

Worldwide: c. 160 species in the tropics and subtropics

Mozambique: 23 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
acinifolius StapfGIDescription
africanus (Poir.) A. Robyns & TournayGI,MDescription
centrifugus (Trin.) NeesDescription
congoensis Franch.MSDescription
consimilis Fresen.Z,T,GI,MDescription, Image
cordofanus (Steud.) Coss.TDescription
festivus Hochst. ex A. Rich.N,Z,T,MS,GIDescription, Image
fimbriatus (Trin.) NeesN,Z,MS,GI,MDescription
ioclados (Trin.) NeesT,MS,GI,MDescription
mauritianus (Steud.) T. Durand & SchinzZ,MS,GIDescription
micranthus (Steud.) T. Durand & SchinzN,MSDescription
molleri Hack.N,TDescription, Image
myrianthus Benth.MSDescription
nitens StentGI,MDescription
panicoides A. Rich.N,T,MDescription, Image
piliferus (Trin.) KunthNDescription
pyramidalis P. Beauv.N,T,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
sanguineus RendleN,Z,MSDescription, Image
stapfianus Gand.T,MS,MDescription, Image
subtilis KunthMS,GI,MDescription, Image
tenuissimus (Schrank) Kuntze
virginicus (L.) KunthN,Z,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
welwitschii RendleDescription

Other sources of information about Sporobolus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Sporobolus
Flora of Burundi: Sporobolus
Flora of Caprivi: Sporobolus
Flora of Malawi: Sporobolus
Flora of Zambia: Sporobolus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Sporobolus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sporobolus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sporobolus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sporobolus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sporobolus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sporobolus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sporobolus
JSTOR Plant Science: Sporobolus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sporobolus
Plants of the World Online: Sporobolus
Tropicos: Sporobolus
Wikipedia: Sporobolus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Sporobolus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=171, retrieved 7 October 2024

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