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Andropogon

The genus Andropogon is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Andropogon

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Andropogon abyssinicus R.Br. ex Fresen. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon acicularis Raspail Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon aequatoriensis Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon africanus Franch. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon alopecurus (Desv.) Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon amethystinus Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon angustatus (J.Presl) Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon anomalus Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon appendiculatus Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon arctatus Chapm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon arenarius Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon aridus Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon arundinaceus P.J.Bergius Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon astictus Buse Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon attenuatus Bertol. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon auriculatus Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon barretoi Norrmann & Quarín Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon bentii Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon bicornis L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon boivinii Steud. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon bourgaei Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon brachystachyus Chapm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon brasiliensis A.Zanin & Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon brazzae Franch. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon burmanicus Bor Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon calamus-aromaticus Royle Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon campestris Trin. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon canaliculatus Schumach. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon canaliglumis Norrmann, Swenson & Caponio Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon carinatus Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon cernuus Roxb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon chevalieri Reznik Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon chinensis (Nees) Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon chrysostachyus Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon coloratus Hack. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon comosus Spreng. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon conjugens Ekman Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon cordatus Swallen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon crassifolius Sohns Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon crassus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon crossotos Cope Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon crucianus Renvoize Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon crupinus (Link) Kunth Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon curvifolius Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon digitatus Vahl ex Trin. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon distachyos L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon diuturnus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon dulce Burm. f. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon durifolius Renvoize Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ekmanii Norrmann, Swenson & Caponio Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon elythrophyllus Steud. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon erythrocoleos Steud. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon eucomus Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Andropogon exaratus Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon fastigiatus Sw. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon festuciformis Rendle Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon flabelliformis Roxb. ex Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon floridanus Scribn. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon fulvus Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon gabonensis Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon gambiensis A.Chev. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon gayanus Kunth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 3
Andropogon gerardii Vitman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Andropogon giganteus C.Cordem. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon glaucescens Kunth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon glaucophyllus Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon glaziovii Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon globosus Henrard Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Andropogon gracilis Spreng. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon greenwayi Napper Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon gyrans Ashe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon hallii Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon heterantherus Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon hirtinoides Regel Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon humbertii A.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon hypogynus Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ibityensis A.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon imerinensis Bosser Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon incomptus Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon incurvatus Retz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon indetonsus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ingratus Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon insolitus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ivohibensis A.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ivorensis Adjan. & Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon junceus Rich. ex Steud. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon juncifolius Desv. ex Ham. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon junguensis Vanderyst Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon kelleri Hack. ex Schinz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon kilmandscharicus Pilg. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon kinsukaensis Vanderyst Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon lacunosus J.G.Anderson Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon lancearius Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon lateralis Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon lehmannii Pilg. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon leprodes Cope Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon liebmannii Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ligulatus (Stapf) Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon lima (Hack.) Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon lindmanii Hack. ex Lindm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon × lindmanii Hack. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon lividus Thwaites Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon longiberbis Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon longiramosus Sohns Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon macrophyllus Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon mannii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon mederensis Swallen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon mesanensis Biv. ex Guss. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon meyerianus Rupr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon microstachys Desv. ex Ham. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon minutissimus B.Heyne ex Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon monocladus A.Zanin & Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon mucronatus Andersson ex Hack. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon multiflorus Renvoize Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon munroi C.B.Clarke Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ndemboensis Vanderyst Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon nobukensis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon onscurus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pachyarthrus Hack. ex Duthie Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon palustris Pilg. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon perdignus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon perligulatus Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon perrieri A.Camus Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon peticlatus Dalziel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon pinguipes Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon platyphyllus Hack. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pohlianus Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon polyptychos Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pringlei Scribn. & Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon provinciale Retz. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon pseudapricus Stapf Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pseudoischaemum Nees ex Steud. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pteropholis Clayton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pumilus Roxb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pungens Cope Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon pusillus Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon radiatus R. Br. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon ramosus Forssk. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon reedii C.L.Hitchc. & Ekman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon rupestris Larrañaga Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon sanguineus Backer Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon scabriglumis Swallen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon schirensis Hochst. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon scythicum Nevski Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon selloanus (Hack.) Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon serratifolius B.Heyne ex Wall. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon sessiliflorus Raf. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon simplex Schumach. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon sincoranum Renvoize Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon sorghum Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23 4
Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon tenuiberbis Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ternarius Michx. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon ternatus (Spreng.) Nees Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon textilis Rendle Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon thorelii A.Camus Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon tolimensis Pilg. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon tracyi Nash Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon trichozygus Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon tsaratananensis A.Camus Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon urbanianus Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon vetus Sohns Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon violacens Heyne ex Steudel Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon virgatus Desv. ex Ham. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon virginicus L. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon vohiboryensis A.Camus Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon vuilletii Mimeur Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Andropogon yunnanensis Hack. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Andropogon zeae Roem. & Schult. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 459 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Andropogon. Of these 120 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 151 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Andropogon. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 459 species names for the genus Andropogon recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 120 26.1%
◕ Synonym 284 61.9%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 55 12.0%

All names

The status of the 610 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Andropogon recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 126 20.7%
◕ Synonym 428 70.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 56 9.2%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 459 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Andropogon, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 118 270 0 0 388 84.5%
Medium confidence 2 9 0 0 11 2.4%
Low confidence 0 5 0 55 60 13.1%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Andropogon is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 2 9 0 16 0 27 5.9%
WCSP 118 275 0 39 0 432 94.1%