Cynodon nlemfuensis explained

Cynodon nlemfuensis, the African Bermuda-grass, is a species of grass, genus Cynodon, family Poaceae.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Tropical Africa except West Africa, and widely introduced as a forage elsewhere; Hawaii, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the Galápagos, South America, western and southern Africa, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia.^[3] It is stoloniferous, and not rhizomatous.^[4]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[3]

• Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis
• Cynodon nlemfuensis var. robustus Clayton & J.R.Harlan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cynodon nlemfuensis (African Bermuda-grass) . Rojas-Sandoval . Julissa . Acevedo-Rodríguez . Pedro . 1 October 2014 . Invasive Species Compendium . CAB International . 23 June 2021 . Preferred Common Name: African Bermuda-grass .
2. Web site: Cynodon spp. . . 2020 . Tropical Forages . Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) . 23 June 2021 . English: African star grass, African Bermuda grass, giant star grass, robust star grass, Rhodesian star grass, star grass; Muguga star grass (Kenya) .
3. Web site: Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 23 June 2021 .
4. Differential tolerance and selectivity of herbicides in forages of the genus Cynodon . 2020 . Brighenti . Alexandre Magno . Souza Sobrinho . Fausto . Benites . Flávio Rodrigo Gandolfi . Grassland Science . 66 . 2 . 88–94 . 10.1111/grs.12259 . 209583450 .