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Taxon:  Andropogon gayanus Kunth var. bisquamulatus (Hochst.) Hack.



Summary
Genus:
Andropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:
409835
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 6:448. 1889
Verified:
01/28/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Andropogon gayanus Kunth (0 active accession[s])
Andropogon gayanus Kunth var. gayanus (0 active accession[s])
Andropogon gayanus Kunth var. polycladus (Hack.) Clayton (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon bisquamulatus Hochst.

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Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. World checklist of selected plant families (on-line resource).
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  3. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  4. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  5. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:45.
  6. Zon, A. P. M. van der. Graminées du Cameroun. 1992
Common names
English
gamba grass –
French
barbon –
German
Gambagras –
Spanish
gambia –
rabo de zorro –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCote D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:45.
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=409835. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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