Schizachyrium exile
Also known as: Andropogon axilis Hook.f. +12 more
- Andropogon axilis Hook.f.
- Andropogon exilis Hochst.
- Andropogon exilis var. glabrescens Rendle
- Andropogon exilis var. petitianus (A.Rich.) Hack.
- Andropogon exilis var. plurispicatus Pilg.
- Andropogon fragilissimus Hochst. ex Hack.
- Andropogon fragillimus Hochst. ex Steud.
- Andropogon petitianus A.Rich.
- Schizachyrium exile var. plurispicatum (Pilg.) Pilg.
- Schizachyrium glabrescens (Rendle) Stapf
- Schizachyrium inclusum Stent
- Schizachyrium sudhanshui N.P.Singh
- Sorghum exile (Hochst.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Schizachyrium exile is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Africa and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, West Himalaya, Zambia, 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)
Madagascar