Taxon:  Tetrapogon tenellus (J. Koenig ex Roxb.) Chiov.



Summary
Genus:
Tetrapogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Eleusininae
Nomen number:
419268
Place of publication:
Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8:352.  1908 "tenellum" (Pirotta, Fl. Eritrea, 1(3):352.  1908)
Verified:
05/14/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSouth Sudan  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

Reference(s)
  1. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.. 149-150.
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=419268. Accessed 2 November 2026.