Andropogon gayanus

Andropogon gayanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Andropogon
Species:	A. gayanus
Binomial name
	Andropogon gayanus; Kunth

Andropogon gayanus^[1] (gamba grass, Rhodesian bluegrass, tambuki grass)^[2] is a species of grass native to most of the tropical and sub-tropical savannas of Africa.^[3]

Description[]

This tufting perennial bunchgrass can grow 4 metres (13 ft) tall and 70 centimetres (2.3 ft) in diameter.

Invasiveness[]

Gamba grass has been declared a noxious species in Australia, where it forms dense patches, out-competing native species and altering ecosystems. Areas of dense infestation have a significantly higher fire risk than native pastures.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Professor Bowman of the University of Tasmania has suggested ^[7] that African elephants should be introduced to Australia to control the gamba grass there.

References[]

^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund (1833). Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum : secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Vol. v.1 (1833). Stutgardiae,et Tubingae: sumtibus J.G. Cottae.
^ "Andropogon gayanus". Tropical Forages. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
^ Bowden, B.N. (July 1964). "Studies on Andropogon gayanus Kunth: III. An outline of its biology". Journal of Ecology. 52 (2): 255–271. doi:10.2307/2257594. JSTOR 2257594.
^ "Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus)". A–Z listing of weeds: Photo guide to weeds. Queensland Department of Primary Industries.
^ Lesley Head, Jennifer Atchison. 2015. Governing invasive plants: Policy and practice in managing the Gambagrass (Andropogon gayanus) – Bushfire nexus in northern Australia. Land Use Policy 47: 225–234
^ Neale, Timothy (2019-10-02). "A Sea of Gamba: Making Environmental Harm Illegible in Northern Australia". Science as Culture. 28 (4): 403–426. doi:10.1080/09505431.2018.1552933. ISSN 0950-5431.
^ https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/rewilding/4797634 Rewilding: should we introduce lions and Komodo dragons to Australia?

External links[]

Andropogon gayanus. National Weeds Strategy.
Andropogon gayanus in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

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[1] Kunth, Karl Sigismund (1833). Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum : secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Vol. v.1 (1833). Stutgardiae,et Tubingae: sumtibus J.G. Cottae.

[tf-2] "Andropogon gayanus". Tropical Forages. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

[3] Bowden, B.N. (July 1964). "Studies on Andropogon gayanus Kunth: III. An outline of its biology". Journal of Ecology. 52 (2): 255–271. doi:10.2307/2257594. JSTOR 2257594.

[4] "Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus)". A–Z listing of weeds: Photo guide to weeds. Queensland Department of Primary Industries.

[5] Lesley Head, Jennifer Atchison. 2015. Governing invasive plants: Policy and practice in managing the Gambagrass (Andropogon gayanus) – Bushfire nexus in northern Australia. Land Use Policy 47: 225–234

[6] Neale, Timothy (2019-10-02). "A Sea of Gamba: Making Environmental Harm Illegible in Northern Australia". Science as Culture. 28 (4): 403–426. doi:10.1080/09505431.2018.1552933. ISSN 0950-5431.

[7] ttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/rewilding/4797634 Rewilding: should we introduce lions and Komodo dragons to Australia?

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