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Taxon:
Chrysopogon nigritanus
(Benth.) Veldkamp
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Chrysopogon
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Nomen number:
432344
Place of publication:
Austrobaileya 5:526. 1999
Verified:
03/18/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon nigritanus
Benth.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vetiveria nigritana
(Benth.) Stapf
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Reference(s)
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Veldkamp, J. F.
1999. A revision of
Chrysopogon
Trin., including
Vetiveria
Bory (Poaceae) in Thailand and Malesia with notes on some other species from Africa and Australia. Austrobaileya 5:503-533.
Common names
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
n.
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
n.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native
Africa
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Malawi
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
(n.),
Namibia
(n.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
erosion control
used to some extent in Africa, with potential for greater use fide Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion 11. 1993, National Research Council
Panel on Vetiver, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council.
1993. Vetiver grass: a thin green line against erosion. 11.
Name
References