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Taxon: Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis

Genus: Cynodon
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Chloridoideae tribe: Cynodonteae.
Nomen number: 317735
Name verified on: 13-Oct-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia
    East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
    West-Central Tropical Africa: Zaire [w. & e.]
    South Tropical Africa: Angola; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized elsewhere

References:

  • Clayton, W. D. & J. R. Harlan. 1970. The genus Cynodon L. C. Rich. in tropical Africa. Kew Bull. 24:188.
  • Harlan, J. R. et al. 1970. A guide to the species of Cynodon (Gramineae). Bull. Oklahoma Agric. Exp. Sta. B–673:28.
  • Harlan, J. R. et al. 1970. Geographic distribution of the species of Cynodon L. C. Rich. (Gramineae). E. African Agric. Forest. J. 36:222.
  • Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.

Check other web resources for Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis:


Check other databases for images:

  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?317735 (22 May 2013)

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