Chrysopogon
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Andropogon subg. Chrysopogon (Trin.) Merr. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Centrophorum Trin. (taxonomic synonym)
- Chrysopogon sect. Rhaphis (Lour.) Roberty (taxonomic synonym)
- Pollinia Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pollinia Trin. (taxonomic synonym)
- Raphis Batsch (orthographic variant)
- Rhaphis Lour. (taxonomic synonym)
- Vetiveria Bory (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Schmidt_2003 (5). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 5 traits from 5 records in 1 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt_2003 | 5 | 5 | S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y. |