Taxon:  Eragrostis maypurensis (Kunth) Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
15277
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. glumac. 1:276.  1854
Verified:
09/29/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poa maypurensis Kunth

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis acuminata Döll

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  3. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  5. Renvoize, S. A. 1984. The grasses of Bahia
  6. Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  3. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  4. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  5. Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15277. Accessed 12 May 2026.