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<big>''[[Heteropogon contortus]]'' (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.</big>
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:Protologue: Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis, 2: 836 (1817).
== Synonyms ==
*''Andropogon contortus'' L. (1753), *''Heteropogon hirtus'' Pers. (1807), *''Heteropogon hispidissimus'' A.Rich. (1851).
== Vernacular names ==
*Speargrass, black speargrass, bunch speargrass, tangle grass, tanglehead grass, tanglehead, assegai grass, pili grass (En). *Herbe polisson, herbe barbue, herbe à moutons (Fr). *Flechinha (Po). *Kichoma mguu, kichoma nguo, kishona nguo, kishona (Sw).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
== Author(s) ==
* T. Soromessa , Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
== Correct citation of this article ==
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