Andropogon

Andropogon
Andropogon virginicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Andropogonodae
Tribe:	Andropogoneae
Subtribe:	Andropogoninae
Genus:	Andropogon L.
Type species
Andropogon distachyos L. [1] [2]
Synonyms [3]
AnatherumP.Beauv. ArthrostachysDesv. DimeiostemonRaf. EupogonDesv. EriopodiumHochst. EuklastaxonSteud. HeterochloaDesv. HomoeatherumNees HypogyniumNees LeptopogonRoberty

Andropogon (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Over 100 species have been described. ^{[3] [4]}

Species

Andropogon leucostachyus

• Andropogon abyssinicus
• Andropogon aciculatus
• Andropogon aequatoriensis
• Andropogon amboinicus
• Andropogon amethystinus
• Andropogon appendiculatus
• Andropogon arctatus
• Andropogon benthamianus
• Andropogon bentii
• Andropogon bicornis
• Andropogon brachystachyus
• Andropogon campestris
• Andropogon campii
• Andropogon canaliculatus
• Andropogon capillipes
• Andropogon chinensis
• Andropogon chrysostachyus
• Andropogon consanguineus
• Andropogon cordatus
• Andropogon distachyos
• Andropogon eucomus
• Andropogon fastigiatus
• Andropogon floridanus
• Andropogon fragilis
• Andropogon gabonensis
• Andropogon gayanus – gamba grass, tambuki grass
• Andropogon gerardi – big bluestem
• Andropogon glaucopsis
• Andropogon glomeratus – bushy bluestem
• Andropogon gracilis
• Andropogon gyrans
• Andropogon hallii
• Andropogon huillensis
• Andropogon ingratus
• Andropogon inermis
• Andropogon ischaemum
• Andropogon kelleri
• Andropogon lanuginosus
• Andropogon lateralis
• Andropogon lawsonii
• Andropogon leucostachyus
• Andropogon liebmannii
• Andropogon lividus
• Andropogon longiberbis
• Andropogon minarum
• Andropogon mohrii
• Andropogon murinus
• Andropogon paniculatus
• Andropogon pseudapricus
• Andropogon pumilus
• Andropogon scabriglumis
• Andropogon schirensis
• Andropogon schottii
• Andropogon selloanus
• Andropogon shimadae
• Andropogon tectorum
• Andropogon tenuiberbis
• Andropogon ternarius – split bluestem
• Andropogon ternatus
• Andropogon thorelii
• Andropogon tracyi
• Andropogon virgatus
• Andropogon virginicus – broomsedge bluestem, whiskeygrass
• Andropogon yunnanensis

Many species once included in Andropogon are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Agenium , Anadelphia , Apluda , Arthraxon , Bothriochloa , Capeochloa , Capillipedium , Chrysopogon , Cymbopogon , Dichanthium , Diheteropogon , Elionurus , Elymandra , Eragrostis , Eulalia , Garnotia , Gymnopogon , Hemarthria , Heteropogon , Hyparrhenia , Hyperthelia , Ischaemum , Parahyparrhenia , Pentameris , Polytrias , Pseudopogonatherum , Pseudosorghum , Saccharum , Schizachyrium , Sorghastrum , Sorghum , Spodiopogon , Themeda , and Trachypogon . ^[3]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

1. lectotype designated by Green, International Botanical Congress Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists: 155-195 (1929)
2. "Andropogon". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden.
3. "Andropogon". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. Watson, L.; Dallwitz, M. J. (2008). "Andropogon". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
5. Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species Plantarum (in Latin). Vol. 2. pp.  1045–1047.
6. NRCS. "Andropogon". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
7. "Genere Andropogon". Altervista Flora Italiana.
8. Chen, Shou-liang; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Andropogon". Flora of China. Vol. 22 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

External links

• Andropogon in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
• "Andropogon"  . Encyclopedia Americana . 1920.