Andropogon eucomus

Andropogon eucomus

Andropogon eucomus

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 eucomus
Subspecies: A. e. subsp. eucomus – A. e. subsp. huillensis

Name

Andropogon eucomus Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 104 (1841).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sorghum eucomum (Nees) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 791 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Tropical Africa Botswana, Burundi, Central African Repu, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Macareñas Comoros Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1841. Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae. Graminae. 490 pp. Glogaviae BHL Reference page. : 104

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 eucomus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Andropogon eucomus. 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 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Andropogon eucomus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Andropogon eucomus. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Veergras, Kleinwitbaardgras
English: Old man's beard, Snowflake grass

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