Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. schoenanthus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species: Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. schoenanthus

Name[edit]

Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng. subsp. schoenanthus, autonym

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Andropogon eriophorus Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 910 (1806).
- Lagurus schoenanthus Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 461 (1821), pro syn.
- Andropogon nardoides Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 116 (1841).
- Andropogon circinnatus Hochst. & Steud. in E.G.von Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 387 (1854).
- Andropogon versicolor Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 388 (1854).
- Cymbopogon arabicus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 387 (1854), pro syn.
- Andropogon laniger Munro, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 409 (1882), nom. nud.
- Cymbopogon versicolor (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson in E.T.Atkinson, Gaz. N. W. Ind. 10: 392 (1882).
- Andropogon schoenanthus var. versicolor (Nees ex Steud.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 610 (1889).
- Cymbopogon circinnatus (Hochst. & Steud.) Hochst. ex Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 599 (1889).
- Andropogon mascatensis Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 299 (1919 publ. 1920).
- Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. velutinus Cope, Kew Bull. 39: 834 (1984).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
- Regional: Western Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Western Sahara
- Regional: Central Africa
  - Central African Repu, Chad, Mali, Niger
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Yemen
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran
- Introduced into:
  - Réunion

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Sprengel, C.P.J., 1815. Plantarum Minus Cognitarum Pugillus . . . Halae 2: 15.

Additional references[edit]

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[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. schoenanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. schoenanthus. 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 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. schoenanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 September 2022.

Vernacular names[edit]

Afrikaans: Kameelgras
مصرى: اذخر مكى
العربية: إذخر مكي
Deutsch: Kamelgras
English: camel grass, geranium grass
español: pasto de camellos
فارسی: herbe à chameau
Hausa: Nobe
മലയാളം: നാന്മുഖപ്പുല്ല്
Nederlands: Kameelgras
polski: Palczatka wełnista
svenska: kamelgräs