Tripidium ravennae(L.) H.Scholz

WFO wfo-0000908334 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Tripidium ravennae, photographed by Daniel Atha
fig. a Daniel Atha, CC0 1.0 / 2021-03-20 / obs. 116973326
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. b Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 100923123
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by runcator
fig. c runcator, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 26849789
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by runcator
fig. d runcator, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 26848264
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. e Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 1426528
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by Daniel Atha
fig. f Daniel Atha, CC0 1.0 / obs. 170675301
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by Karim Haddad
fig. g Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 178790232
Tripidium ravennae, photographed by CK2AZ
fig. h CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104332921

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Native range 46 botanical countries

Regions where Tripidium ravennae is native: Algeria, Chad, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe AlgeriaChadLibyaMoroccoSomaliaTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangYemenAssamBangladeshIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaBulgariaCorseFranceGreeceItalyKritiNW. Balkan Pen.SiciliaSpainTürkiye-in-Europe Baleares
Native distribution of Tripidium ravennae, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Yemen YEM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Chad CHA
Libya LBY
Morocco MOR
Somalia SOM
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

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 22 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.

  • Agrostis ravennae (L.) P.Beauv.
  • Andropogon caudatus M.Bieb.
  • Andropogon ravennae L.
  • Erianthus elephantinus Hook.f.
  • Erianthus jamaicensis (Trin.) Andersson
  • Erianthus monstierii Carrière
  • Erianthus parviflorus Pilg.
  • Erianthus purpurascens Andersson
  • Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv.
  • Erianthus ravennae subsp. parviflorus (Pilg.) H.Scholz
  • Erianthus ravennae subvar. jamaicensis Hack.
  • Erianthus ravennae var. binervis Chiov.
  • Erianthus ravennae var. jamaicensis (Trin.) Hack.
  • Erianthus ravennae var. purpurascens (Andersson) Hack.
  • Erianthus scriptorius Bubani
  • Ripidium elephantinum (Hook.f.) Grassl
  • Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trin.
  • Saccharum elephantinum (Hook.f.) V.Naray. ex Bor
  • Saccharum jamaicense Trin.
  • Saccharum parviflorum (Pilg.) Pilg.
  • Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.
  • Tripidium ravennae subsp. parviflorum (Pilg.) H.Scholz

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. 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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