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Loudetia simplex

Common Russet Grass
Also known as: Arundinella hildebrandtii Mez +19 more
  • Arundinella hildebrandtii Mez
  • Arundinella simplex (Nees) Roberty
  • Arundinella stipoides Hack.
  • Loudetia camerunensis (Stapf) C.E.Hubb.
  • Loudetia elegans A.Braun
  • Loudetia madagascariensis (Baker) Bosser
  • Loudetia perrieri A.Camus
  • Loudetia pilgeriana Conert
  • Loudetia simplex subsp. stipoides (Hack.) Bosser
  • Loudetia stipoides (Hack.) Conert
  • Stipa madagascariensis Baker
  • Trichopteryx camerunensis Stapf
  • Trichopteryx elegans (A.Braun) Hack.
  • Trichopteryx elegans (A.Braun) Hack. ex Engl.
  • Trichopteryx elegans var. subulifolia Franch.
  • Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana De Wild.
  • Trichopteryx elisabethvilleana DeWild.
  • Trichopteryx gracilis Peter
  • Trichopteryx incompta Franch.
  • Trichopteryx kapiriensis De Wild.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Loudetia simplex (commonly known as Common Russet Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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