Poaceae

Oropetium aristatum (Stapf) Pilg.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS, FS

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): BSh, Aw

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Gambia, Niger

References

Bondi, L, Prado, B, de Paula, LF, Rosado, BH & Porembski, S. 2024. Rethinking the relationship between desiccation-tolerant vascular plants and water deficit. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2024.2328832.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:409962-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.uuvqb7

Source IUCN conservation status: x