See other conspecific taxa:

• Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis (0 accessions)
• Cynodon nlemfuensis var. robustus (0 accessions)

Common names:

• African Bermuda grass  (Source: F NAmer) - English
• Bermuda grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• Rhodesian star grass  (Source: Kellerman et al.) - English
• robust star grass  (Source: Kellerman et al.) - English
• star grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage
• Environmental:
• Vertebrate poisons:
• Weed:

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan (s.e.)
• EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
• WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Naturalized

Africa

• SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]

Northern America

• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
• Mexico

Southern America

• CARIBBEAN: West Indies
• CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras
• BRAZIL: Brazil
• WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
• SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

References:

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8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
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12. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12856. Accessed 5 July 2024.