Summary
Verified:
08/02/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Bowden, B. N. 1964. Studies on Andropogon gayanus Kunth: III. An outline of its biology. J. Ecol. 52:255-271.
- Burkill, H. M. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
- Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
- Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
- Zon, A. P. M. van der. Graminées du Cameroun. 1992
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Burkina Faso | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Gabon | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon, Gabon
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402513.
Accessed 18 July 2025.