Taxon:  Andropogon tectorum Schumach.



Summary
Genus:
Andropogon
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Andropogoninae
Nomen number:
3340
Place of publication:
Beskr. Guin. pl. 49.  1827
Comment:
the name and diagnosis together are ascribed to Schumacher (Shenzhen ICN Art. 46, Ex. 11, 15, & 24), although the description is ascribed to Thonning
Verified:
03/07/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  3. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
  4. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea-Bissau  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
2CultivatedAfrica Africa w.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa (w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
  3. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagegrazingZon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: lists as Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3340. Accessed 17 April 2026.