Eragrostis excelsa Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 227. 1866.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), ], Bahamas (native),
Common Names: Tall lovegrass (Bahamas),
Citations:1). Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i-ii], 1-259. 2). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 3). Hitchcock, A.S. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies. U.S.D.A. Miscellaneous Publication No. 243. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 4). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 5). Peterson, P.M., R.J. Soreng, G. Davidse, T.S. Filgueiras, F.O. Zuloaga, and E.J. Judziewicz. 2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41: 1-255.
Last edited 14 May 08