Andropogon gayanus

Andropogon gayanus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Andropogon
Species: Andropogon gayanus
Varieties: A. g. var. bisquamulatus – A. g. var. gayanus – A. g. var. polycladus – A. g. var. tridentatus

Name

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Andropogon gayanus Kunth, 1829

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Sorghum gayanum (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).
    • Cymbachne guineensis subvar. gayana (Kunth) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 243 (1960).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Introduced into:
      • Andaman Is., Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Laos, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Vernacular names

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አማርኛ: ጋጃ
bamanankan: Waga
suomi: Savannivarrasheinä
Hausa: Gamba
日本語: ガンバグラス
中文: 非洲须芒草
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