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Chrysopogon nigritanus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64402f594e5f0456735112
Scientific name Chrysopogon nigritanus
Authority (Benth.) Veldkamp
First published in Austrobaileya 5: 526 (1999)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Andropogon nigritanus Benth. Niger Fl. : 573 (1849)
Andropogon squarrosus var. nigritanus (Benth.) Hack. Monogr. Phan. 6: 544. 1889
Andropogon zizanioides var. nigritanus (Benth.) A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 1: 721. 1920
Chrysopogon zizanioides var. nigritana (Benth.) Roberty Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Na 22: 106. 1960
Jardinea kibambeleensis Vanderyst Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 140 (1920)
Mandelorna insignis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 359 (1854)
Vetiveria nigritana Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 157 (1917)
Vetiveria zizanioides var. nigritana (Benth.) A.Camus Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 674. 1919
Rhaphis zizanioides var. nigritanus (Benth.) Roberty Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 22: 106

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Language Common/alternative name
dag kulkarli
Persian خسخس سیاه

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Namibia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000859877
Tropicos 50167915
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1012067-1
The Plant List kew-405118
Open Tree Of Life 1053149
NCBI Taxonomy 857534
IUCN Red List 136661306
IPNI 1012067-1
iNaturalist 506962
GBIF 5677535
Freebase /m/0zgd5nf
USDA GRIN 432344
Wikipedia Chrysopogon_nigritanus

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765873
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:38172804
“Emerging Food Processing and Novel Approaches for Extraction and Application of Bioactive Compounds”: Special Issue Editorial Overview Gavahian M, Hsieh C Molecules 17-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10144980
doi:10.3390/molecules28083523
PMID:37110756
Chemical Constituents of the Mushroom Dictyophora indusiata and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activities Zhang Y, Xun H, Gao Q, Qi F, Sun J, Tang F Molecules 18-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10052543
doi:10.3390/molecules28062760
PMID:36985732
Essential Oils Composition and Biological Activity of Chamaecyparis obtusa, Chrysopogon nigritanus and Lavandula coronopifolia Grown Wild in Sudan Eltayeb LM, Yagi S, Mohamed HM, Zengin G, Shariati MA, Rebezov M, Uba AI, Lorenzo JM Molecules 19-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9921792
doi:10.3390/molecules28031005
PMID:36770673
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa) Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8858500
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:35183193
Breeders’ knowledge on cattle fodder species preference in rangelands of Benin Ouachinou JM, Dassou GH, Azihou AF, Adomou AC, Yédomonhan H J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 08-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6225710
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0264-1
PMID:30409166
Attitudes and use of medicinal plants during pregnancy among women at health care centers in three regions of Mali, West-Africa Nergard CS, Ho TP, Diallo D, Ballo N, Paulsen BS, Nordeng H J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 09-Oct-2015
PMCID:PMC4600315
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0057-8
PMID:26453339
Screening Togolese medicinal plants for few pharmacological properties Karou SD, Tchacondo T, Tchibozo MA, Anani K, Ouattara L, Simpore J, de Souza C Pharmacognosy Res 01-Apr-2012
PMCID:PMC3326758
doi:10.4103/0974-8490.94737
PMID:22518084

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