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Scientific Name | Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Andropogon bicornis Forssk. (later homonym), not of L. (1753), Andropogon caesius Hook. & Arn., Andropogon connatus Hochst. ex A.Rich., Andropogon excavatus Hochst., Andropogon foliatus Steud., Andropogon nardoides Nees var. minor Nees, Andropogon schoenanthus L. var. caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Hack., Andropogon schoenanthus L. var. gracillimus Hook.f., Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf var. gracillimus (Hook.f.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus, Cymbopogon connatus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov., Cymbopogon connatus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov. var. muticus Chiov., Cymbopogon excavatus (Hochst.) Stapf ex Burtt Davy, Cymbopogon plicatus Stapf, Cymbopogon suaveolens Pilg., Gymnanthelia connata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf. & Asch. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/10/27 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | India, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Yemen southwards to southern Africa where it occurs as far south as the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Forest margins, grassland, as well as disturbed areas such as pastures, cultivated fields and roadsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Cope, T.A. 2002. Gramineae. In: G.V. Pope and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 10 (Part 4):1-181. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Cymbopogon caesius (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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