Chloris gayana Kunth

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chloris gayana Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    L. Ellemann 714, 19 Jul 1883

  • Location

    Tanzania. Arusha. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, ca. 12 km. Northwest of Endulen Village.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04407698

    Occurrence ID: 7a05c10e-498f-47e2-8290-8d38573430ed

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chloris gayana Kunth

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Arusha

  • Locality

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area, ca. 12 km. Northwest of Endulen Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.17, 35.2

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04407698
714	Poaceae
Chloris gay ana Kunth
det. by Laegaard, S. (AAU), 1995.
ARUSHA. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, ca. 12 km Northwest of Endulen
Village in shrub savanna. Information given by Saitaba Ole Kinyanyi,
olchololik-agegroup.
(35° 12' I 3° 10' S). Alt. 1700 m.	JU1	19,	1993
Grows in abandonned homestead. Maasai name: enaimurruai It is mostly eaten by
donkeys, as it is difficult for catt to pick up the long creeping shoots. Long
shoots are tied aroung the ank as protection against snakebites.
FLORA OF TANZANIA
Lis Ellemann
04407698