Chrysopogon nigritanus (Benth.) Veldk.

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Admin prov Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
123547005 Nov 2023MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde
In floodplain Faidherbia forestNear Masau Lodge, Kanyemba0Zimbabwe1530C2 N328-15.65836030.3486997
71861015 Jun 2015J Guyton
J Guyton
JAG_15_295A
M Stalmans
Road 2, Gorongosa National Park14
41
0Mozambique1834C4 MS0Tall grass with narrow pale green leaves coming from base. Inflorescences are purple-ish in whorls, sometimes curl. Floodplain grass.-18.90285034.4028007
71862015 Jun 2015J Guyton
J Guyton
JAG_15_295B
M Stalmans
Road 2, Gorongosa National Park14
41
0Mozambique1834C4 MS0Tall grass with narrow pale green leaves coming from base. Inflorescences are purple-ish in whorls, sometimes curl. Floodplain grass.-18.90285034.4028007
71863015 Jun 2015J Guyton
J Guyton
JAG_15_295C
M Stalmans
Road 2, Gorongosa National Park14
41
0Mozambique1834C4 MS0Tall grass with narrow pale green leaves coming from base. Inflorescences are purple-ish in whorls, sometimes curl. Floodplain grass.-18.90285034.4028007
81363014 May 2013 Pasquet
Pasquet
1200
EA Kellogg
Kafue National Park.1000Zambia1425D4 CC1095-14.96416725.7919445
54016103 Jan 2013AA Alfaca
AA Alfaca
04-03-01-2013
C Chapano
TCT-CatapĂș

RoadsideVia Lavu at Tissadzi River 820Mozambique1835A1 MS701m high, flowers green-18.04850035.2081837
776010 Jun 2010MP Kennedy
S Varandas Martins
J Tapia Grimaldo
MP Kennedy
S Varandas Martins
J Tapia Grimaldo
mwem0110 - S119
MP Kennedy
KJ Murphy
River channelMwembeshi (FEOW: Kafue Flats)
43
0Zambia1527B4 CC1001Species present in 40% of sample points.
Determined in Safrass project as Vetiveria nigritana
-15.27074027.8207306
7673327 Apr 2005MA Hyde
BT Wursten
MA Hyde
05.117.24
At water's edgeZambian side - 1st embarcation point, Katombora, Zambezi16
27
0Zambia1725C4 LL281282SS9100
94480015 Mar 1996T Healy
T Healy
5
WIND

Caprivi: Kabbe Grazing area.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 0Graminoid; Notes: Common. In full sun on a flat. Common name: samba (lozi). On loamy soil on a plain. Corr. nom.: EK 23.06.2003.-17.65222024.7344404
95554002 Dec 1990GL Maggs
GL Maggs
890
GL Maggs
WIND

Caprivi: East Caprivi. Mvubu Camp, on bank of Kwando River back-water, near Balelwa.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823A2 0Graminoid; Notes: Tall, robust perennial grass, plentiful on edge of flood-plain. Flowering past. Ethnobotanical specimen: Sivamba (Lozi): roots placed in water (and roots of mupanda) given to cattle to cure stomach cramps. Corr. nom.: EK 23.06.2003.2
94814018 Feb 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
388
WIND

Caprivi: Inkasa Island: Malopo on banks of Linyandi River.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3 930Graminoid; Notes: Tall, tufted, perennial grass, up to 1.25m high, when in flower with creeping, woody rhizome. Culms erect, thickened, rigid and somewhat reed-like, smooth, glabrous, unbranched. Leaf blade exceptionally long, up to 1 m long, tightly folded, 10 mm wide, dull green, base not auriculate, adaxially with dense, white adpressed hairs, abaxially glabrous, apically expanded, rigid and erect, margins scabrous. Ligule a narrow, membranous ridge. Leaf sheath shorter than blade, 10 cm long, basally tightly circumculmate but apically pulling away from culm and conjunction with blade not clearly defined. Inflorescence an open panicle narrowly ovate in outline, 30 x 5 cm; peduncle 50 cm long, beige to purple-tinted. Racemes whorled, up to 10 cm long, ascending purplish. Spikelets paired, lower spikelet awned. Glumes with purple spines, reddish in colour imparting a characteristic crimson hue to entire inflorescence. Base of stalk with tuft of hairs. Corr. nom.: EK 23.06.2003.-17.78330025.2075005

Total records found: 11



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Chrysopogon nigritanus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=108320, retrieved 29 March 2024

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