Checklist of Serengeti Ecosystem Grasses.

ABSTRACT: We present the first taxonomic checklist of the Poaceae species of the Serengeti, Tanzania. A review of the literature and herbarium specimens recorded 200 species of grasses, in line with similar studies in other parts of East Africa. The checklist is supported by a total of 939 herbarium collections. Full georeferenced collection data is made available alongside a summary checklist in pdf format. More than a quarter of the species are known from a single collection highlighting the need for further research, especially concerning the rare species and their distribution.

SUBMITTER: Williams EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4867701 | biostudies-other | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other