in DC., Monogr. Phan. 6: 449 (1889).- Type : Kotschy 424, Sudan (syn- L!).
Andropogon tridentatus Höchst, illeg., in Flora 27:246 (1844).
Regional litterature: FWTA: 488 (1972) ; Ghana grasses: 94 (1977); Gram. Togo: 142 (1983); Gram. Cameroun: 444 (1992); Pl. Mauritanie: 308 (1998); Poac.Niger : 584, fig. (1999); Fl. Bénin: 181 (2006) ; Fl. Chad (2013); Pl. Sudan & S Sudan: 118 (2015);
Description: Tufted perennial 1.2-2.7 m. Leaves occasionally developing false petiole and scabrous margins; ligule a distinct brownish membrane, often densely hairy behind; sheath hairy with tufts of white hairs at the apex.
* Inflorescence occasionally with solitary racemes.
* Spikelets with awns up to 3 cm.