Andropogon gayanus
Bluestem, Gamba Grass
Other regional names: Tambuki Grass
- Tambuki Grass
Also known as: Andropogon dewevrei DeWild. +4 more
- Andropogon dewevrei DeWild.
- Andropogon gayanus var. aquamulatus (Hochst.) Stapf
- Andropogon ringoetii DeWild.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. cordofanus (Hochst.) Piper
- Sorghum gayanum (Kunth) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Andropogon gayanus (commonly known as Bluestem or Gamba Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, India, Laos, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Western Australia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms