Taxon:  Hyparrhenia bracteata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Hyparrhenia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:
19536
Place of publication:
D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:360.  1919
Verified:
10/05/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon bracteatus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  6. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  8. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  9. Renvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Parana grasses
  10. Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  12. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia   
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo   
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
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 AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
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 AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Nigeria
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [El Oro], Peru [Cajamarca, Cusco]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay

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. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  4. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  6. Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  8. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
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=19536. Accessed 12 May 2026.