Echinochloa pyramidalis(Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase

Antelope Grassantelope grass

WFO wfo-0000865411 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Paul Emms
fig. a Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-05-19 / obs. 201803544
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tim Kirsten
fig. b Tim Kirsten, CC0 1.0 / obs. 193626589
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. c Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 197917613
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tim Kirsten
fig. d Tim Kirsten, CC0 1.0 / obs. 179712798
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. e Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 180932419
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. f Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 156954304
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. g Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 156952402
Echinochloa pyramidalis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. h Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 152285428

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Native range 46 botanical countries

Regions where Echinochloa pyramidalis is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman, Saudi Arabia AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCaprivi StripCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoEgyptEswatiniEthiopiaFree StateGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweOmanSaudi Arabia
Native distribution of Echinochloa pyramidalis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Caprivi Strip CPV
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Oman OMA ASIA-TEMPERATE
Saudi Arabia SAU

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Echinochloa frumentacea var. violacea Vanderyst
  • Echinochloa guadeloupensis (Hack.) Wiegand
  • Echinochloa holubii (Stapf) Stapf
  • Echinochloa kimpokoensis Vanderyst
  • Echinochloa pyramidalis f. decomposita Chiov.
  • Echinochloa pyramidalis var. guadeloupensis (Hack.) Stehlé
  • Echinochloa pyramidalis var. violacea (Vanderyst) Vanderyst
  • Echinochloa quadrifaria (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov.
  • Echinochloa quadrifaria var. atroviolacea (A.Rich.) Chiov.
  • Echinochloa senegalensis Mez
  • Echinochloa verticillata Berhaut
  • Panicum atroviolaceum A.Rich.
  • Panicum crus-galli f. aristatum Chiov.
  • Panicum crus-galli f. muticum Chiov.
  • Panicum crus-galli var. molle Peter
  • Panicum crus-galli var. polystachyum Asch. & Schweinf.
  • Panicum crusgalli var. sphacelatum Hack.
  • Panicum frumentaceum var. cuspidatum Nees
  • Panicum hildebrandtii Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz
  • Panicum holubii Stapf
  • Panicum pyramidale Lam.
  • Panicum pyramidale var. hebetatum Stapf
  • Panicum pyramidale var. quadrifarium (A.Rich.) Chiov.
  • Panicum pyramidale var. spadiceum Peter

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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