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| Synonyms: |
Andropogon appendiculatus var. polycladus Andropogon gayanus var. polycladus (Hack.) Clayton Andropogon gayanus Kunth var. squamulatus (Hochst.) Stapf Andropogon squamulatus Hochst. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Culms unbranched; no red |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | gayanus: after Claude Gay, 1800-1873, French natural historian. |
| Habitat: | Growing in xerophytic grassland on doloritic, sandy or clayey soils, and in fallow fields and along roadsides |
| Altitude range: | 400 - 1500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,E,Lk,S,W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 338. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 5. As Andropogon gayanus polycladus Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. As Andropogon gayanus polycladus Cope, T.A. (2002). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(4) Pages 68 - 69. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 458. (Includes a picture). Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 28. As Andropogon gayanus squamulatus Klaassen Esmerialda, E.S. & Craven P. (2003). Checklist of grasses in Namibia SABONET Report No. 20 Page 8. as A. gayanus var. polycladus Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 99. Roodt, V. (2015). Grasses & Grazers of Botswana and the surrounding savanna Struik Nature, South Africa Pages 32 - 33. as var. polycladus (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. |
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