Poaceae
Chrysopogon

Chrysopogon nigritanus (Benth.) Veldkamp

First published in Austrobaileya 5: 526 (1999)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Robyns, W. (1929). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1: 1-229. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vogel [18] Nigeria K000280695 Type Yes
Oct 3, 1962 Kmoch [119] Burkina Faso Vetiveria nigritana K000386170 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [1079] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435581 No
Fay, J.M. [5516] Central African Republic Vetiveria nigritana K003435490 No
Jones, A.P.D. [6686] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435422 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2772] Central African Republic Vetiveria nigritana K003435488 No
s.coll. [722] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435406 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2607] Central African Republic Vetiveria nigritana K003435486 No
Leau, O.B. [87] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386180 Yes
Kersting, O. [A661] Togo Vetiveria nigritana K003435407 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [215] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435401 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2695] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435584 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [17026] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435382 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Guinea Vetiveria nigritana K003435376 Yes
Nicholson, B.D. [35] Tanzania Vetiveria nigritana K003435517 Yes
Killick, D.J.B.; Leistner, O.A. [3084] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435599 Yes
Pritchard, E.E. [49] South Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435504 Yes
Davey, J.T. [18] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386174 Yes
Ward, J.F. [S701] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435437 Yes
s.coll. [12469] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435475 No
Chapman, H.M. [57] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435424 No
Clayton, D. [DC299] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435425 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2797] Central African Republic Vetiveria nigritana K003435487 No
Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [436] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435387 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI55063] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435434 No
Matthes, H.D.r. [2] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386176 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [968] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435379 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [9133] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435601 Yes
Muerillon, A. [7373] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435492 No
Biegel, H.M. [5009] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435580 Yes
Glanville, R.R. [127] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435378 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [32634] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435403 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3811] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386172 Yes
[C. Auschie] [FHI7522] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435423 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4588] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435400 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3811] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386173 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [7283] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435438 Yes
Kanth [s.n.] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435369 Yes
[M. Bidgean] [34] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435370 Yes
Blair Rains, A. [19] Gambia, The Vetiveria nigritana K003435372 Yes
Espirito Santo, J.V.G. [2969] Guinea-Bissau Vetiveria nigritana K001666110 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3694] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435381 Yes
Crook, A.O. [2372] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435566 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3993] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435478 No
Rose Innes, R. [30218] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435394 Yes
Kornas, J. [1926] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435562 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P497] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435439 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [N9] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435436 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI21421] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435427 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Sanogo, S. [15982] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K003435373 Yes
Barter [1387] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435433 Yes
Passelt [50958] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435572 Yes
Meurillon [270] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435472 No
Adjanohoun [e31A] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435390 Yes
Palmer, J.H. [23] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435426 Yes
Vigne, C. [4626] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435393 Yes
Virgo, K. [74] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435414 Yes
Gonde, P. [2/74] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435565 Yes
Hens, F. [173] Congo, Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435479 No
Vogel (Dr.) [s.n.] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435395 Yes
De Leeuw, P.N.D. [1120] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435429 Yes
Taylor, C.B. [43] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435441 Yes
Chevalier, A. [1353] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386178 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [273] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435435 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1270] Vetiveria nigritana K003435499 Yes
[J P Davey] [FHI27128] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435431 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1660] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435386 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [200] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435507 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [3308] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435389 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2201] Vetiveria nigritana K003435500 Yes
s.coll. [1503] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435491 No
Freeman, W.E. [S186] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435440 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7094] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435501 Yes
Holland [9] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435420 Yes
Adams, C.D. [751] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435397 Yes
Greenway [5220] Tanzania Vetiveria nigritana K003435514 Yes
Scholz [17] Burkina Faso Vetiveria nigritana K000386169 Yes
Adjanohoun, E.J. [263] Benin Vetiveria nigritana K003435411 Yes
Heudelot [294] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435365 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7094] South Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435498 No
Sihvonen, J. [168] Burkina Faso Vetiveria nigritana K000386168 Yes
s.coll. [9216] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435585 Yes
Lécard, T. [123] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435366 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [17026] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435383 Yes
Virgo, K. [75] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435415 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [542] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435567 Yes
Edwards, D. [04377] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435575 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [s.n.] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435399 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [553] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435384 Yes
Pobeguin, M. [1739] Guinea Vetiveria nigritana K003435377 Yes
Fay, J.M. [7348] Central African Republic Vetiveria nigritana K003435489 No
Boudet, G. [5549] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435412 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13562] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435404 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3694] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435385 Yes
Barnard, K.H. [4] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435600 Yes
Anderson, B. [1283] Tanzania Vetiveria nigritana K003435516 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [14] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435398 No
Heudelot [294] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435367 Yes
Wheeler Harris, R. [146] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435417 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1158] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435558 No
Azancot de Menezes [749] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435582 Yes
Smith, P.A. [186] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435578 Yes
Martin, J.D. [550/33] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435560 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1612] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435432 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6586] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435493 No
Williams, T.L. [519] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435402 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [9814] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435388 Yes
[Pasclt] [8602] Togo Vetiveria nigritana K003435408 Yes
Williamson, G.; Gassner, A. [2384] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435563 Yes
Lock, J.M. [80/36] South Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435502 Yes
Wheeler Harris, R. [147] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435418 Yes
Naegelé, A. [RPB/83-14] Benin Vetiveria nigritana K003435409 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4118] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435583 Yes
Rogeon, J.-.F. [239] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386175 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [1647] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435564 Yes
Roger [24] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435364 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Keay, R.W.J.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI14557] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435421 Yes
Van Son, S. [28642] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435577 Yes
Letouzey, R. [6390] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435494 No
s.coll. [4455] Benin Vetiveria nigritana K003435410 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [248] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435503 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1612] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435430 Yes
Adjanohoun [231A] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435392 Yes
Gossweiler [8351] Angola Vetiveria nigritana K003435586 Yes
Adjanohoun [37911] Cote d'Ivoire Vetiveria nigritana K003435391 Yes
s.coll. [876] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435474 No
[B]rassl [835] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435559 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2132] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435497 Yes
Leau, O.B. [9] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386179 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [901b] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435574 Yes
Lisowski, S. [694] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435476 No
Rees, A.F. [64] Tanzania Vetiveria nigritana K003435515 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7074] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435576 Yes
Wit, P. [3165] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435471 No
Allen, C.E.F. [261] Zambia Vetiveria nigritana K003435561 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3905] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435480 No
Adanson [159] Senegal Vetiveria nigritana K003435368 Yes
Steenkamp; Vorster; Leistner [92] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435596 Yes
Rossetti [231] Mauritania Vetiveria nigritana K003435363 No
Letouzey, R. [7237] Cameroon Vetiveria nigritana K003435495 No
Rattray, J.M. [17[96]] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435570 Yes
de Winter, B. [4125] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435597 No
s.coll. [3373] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Vetiveria nigritana K003435473 No
Passelt [50958] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435571 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [466] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435428 Yes
Chevalier, A. [1353] Mali Vetiveria nigritana K000386177 Yes
Potgieter, J.A. [209] Namibia Vetiveria nigritana K003435598 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5375] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435569 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7504] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435506 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [6] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435416 Yes
Ankrah, J.O. [20056] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435396 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [8204] Sierra Leone Vetiveria nigritana K003435380 Yes
Okafor, J.C. [FHI59247] Nigeria Vetiveria nigritana K003435419 Yes
Williamson, D.T. [31] Botswana Vetiveria nigritana K003435579 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7639] Sudan Vetiveria nigritana K003435505 Yes
Ruxton, J.P. [145] Gambia, The Vetiveria nigritana K003435371 Yes
Saadou, M. [525] Niger Vetiveria nigritana K003435413 Yes
s.coll. [824] Ghana Vetiveria nigritana K003435405 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [542] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435568 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [1/56] Zimbabwe Vetiveria nigritana K003435573 Yes

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