Andropogon schirensis

Andropogon schirensis

Taxonavigation

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 schirensis

Name

Andropogon schirensis Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 456 (1850).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sorghum schirense (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 792 (1891).
  • Cymbachne amplectens subvar. schirensis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 244 (1960).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon cognatus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 374 (1854).
  • Andropogon congoensis Franch., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 325 (1895).
  • Andropogon schirensis var. angustifolius Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 340 (1898).
  • Andropogon golae Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 38 (1914).
  • Schizachyrium iringense Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 282 (1917).
  • Andropogon dummeri Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 248 (1919).
  • Andropogon dummeri var. calvus Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 249 (1919).
  • Andropogon ravus J.G.Anderson, Bothalia 7: 417 (1960).
  • Cymbachne amplectens var. calva (Stapf) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 243 (1960).
  • Cymbachne guineensis subvar. dummeri (Stapf) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 243 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochstetter, C.F.F., 1850. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 456.

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Andropogon schirensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Andropogon schirensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Andropogon schirensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Andropogon schirensis. Published online. Accessed: September 22 2022.

Vernacular names

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