Cymbopogon caesius(Chiov.) Sales [family POACEAE ] Verified by Sales, Cymbopogon giganteusChiov. [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Isotype of Andropogon giganteusHochst. [family POACEAE ]
Related name
Cymbopogon giganteus
Cymbopogon unrecorded
Cymbopogon connatus
Cymbopogon caesius
Andropogon giganteus
Cymbopogon pruinosus
Common name
nipéré (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ébuk (K&A) ébukay (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kala (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
nugbwanu bmagna (JMD) (NIGERIA, GWARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
luбgol (JMD) luBodi = strongly smelling (JMD) sukkahoreho (Taylor) wajaalo (J&D; JMD) wajande (JMD) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kuéré (Geissler) mofogo (A.Chev.; K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kiékala (A.Chev.) tiékala (A.Chev.) tiékala bilé (A.Chev.) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
tsauri grass (colloquially from Hausa, Nigeria)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
mbal (K) mbol (JB; K&A) ñak (JB) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ε-diεdiyita (FG&G) ε-ndεdiyítá (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
oka eye (Fahaule & Russell; Verger) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kiékala (A.Chev.; K&A) tiékala (auctt.) tiékala bilé (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gamba (Kennedy) kyara (BM) mobefa (ZOG) tsabre (auctt.) tsagre (ZOG) tsaure (auctt.) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
benefalu (Dawe) (THE GAMBIA, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
natamora (A.Chev.) natamoza (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, GRUSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
nuyapien (K&B) (IVORY COAST, SENUFO-TAGWANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
benfalo (K; K&A) wa (K; K&A) wakasala (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, ‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
éputa (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
begnfala (K&A) beignfala (K&A) (SENEGAL, VULGAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kasseburu (A.Chev.) (UPPER VOLTA, SAMO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
nukian (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
tiékala (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
vé (Shimizu) (NIGERIA, JUKUN (Wukari)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
dagé (auctt.) gagéli (auctt.) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
boborasien (K&B) surugubi (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gajaali (ABM) (NIGER, FULA-FULFULDE (Niger)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
beignefala (colloquially from Wolof)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
awendé (K&B) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
boborasien (K&B) surugubi (K&B) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
rìyak (pl. -àyín) (Schuh) (NIGERIA, NGIZIM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kognioré (A.Chev.) (MALI, SONINKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
sòbwùn (Prost) (UPPER VOLTA, SAMO (Sembla)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gbetengã (Bunting; FRI) (GHANA, ADANGME), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
inak (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ara (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA-FLUP), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
nal (JMD) seko (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kurukuru (K&B) (UPPER VOLTA, SENUFO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
fimu (K&B) (IVORY COAST, KULANGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kala kasala = scented reed (JMD; Pirie) wa a general term (JMD) wa serrela = scented grass (JMD; Pirie) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
Volta) fasuure (pl. -uuje) (K&T) gajaalo (K&T) gajooδo (K&T) (UPPER VOLTA, FULA-FULFULDE (Upper), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
é-dij˚itö (K&A) gu-tyám gu-pùnà (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gbetengã = wolf’s grass (auctt.) (GHANA, ADANGME-KROBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
σ-samban (FG&G) (GUINEA, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
dagé (A.Chev.) gagéli (A.Chev.) (MALI, FULA-PULAAR (Mali)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
bègnfala (auctt.) benfala (auctt.) gadié (K; K&A) holl (K) mbönfala (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ngkabe (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
mopele mogo (Ll.W) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
konoré (auctt.) (SENEGAL, SONINKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
bègnfalo (K) benfalo (K; K&A) kiékala (K; K&A) tiékala (K; K&A) wa (K; K&A) wa kasala (K; K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
wozomo (K&B) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-BRONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
Flora
Entry for CYMBOPOGON giganteus Chiov. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CYMBOPOGON giganteusChiov. [family POACEAE], (1909), based on Andropogon giganteus Hochst. (1844) non Ten. (1811).
Information
Loosely tufted robust perennial up to 3 m high; ligule scarious, up to 1(–2) mm long; leaves cordate to subamplexicaul, 8–30 mm wide, dark green. False panicle linear, 20–70 cm long; racemes 10–15 mm long, the lowermost internode and pedicel connate and swollen. Sessile spikelet narrowly elliptic, 3.5–5 mm long; lower glume firmly membranous, narrowly winged, slightly concave and with a V-shaped median groove towards the base, without intercarinal nerves (or these obscure and confined to the tip) or oil-streaks; awn of upper lemma 10–17 mm long, with distinct column. Pedicelled spikelet narrowly lanceolate, 3.5–5 mm long, with clear closely spaced nerves.
