Check List 14(2): 475-478, doi: 10.15560/14.2.475
First record of Ehrharta longiflora Sm. (Poaceae, Ehrharteae) for South America
expand article infoJoel Calvo‡, Andrés Moreira-Muñoz‡
‡ Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

Corresponding author: Joel Calvo ( calvocasas@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Juliana de Paula-Souza
© 2018 Joel Calvo, Andrés Moreira-Muñoz.
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Citation: Calvo J, Moreira-Muñoz A (2018) First record of Ehrharta longiflora Sm. (Poaceae, Ehrharteae) for South America. Check List 14(2): 475-478. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.475
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Abstract
Ehrharta longiflora Sm. (Poaceae) is recorded for the first time in South America. A few naturalized populations were located in disturbed areas of Valparaíso (Central Chile). A brief taxonomic discussion, images and a location map of the new record of this African grass are provided here.
Keywords
Chile; Gramineae; plant introduction; Valparaíso