Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cynodon nlemfuensis
pasto estrella, estrella africana, Alicia, African bermudagrass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cynodon
Species
nlemfuensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus Parodi
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2003
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Davidse, G. Sousa, S.M. & Chater, A.O. (1994) Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 6: i–xvi, 1–543.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Laegaard, S. García, P.P. (2004) Invasive grasses in the Galapagos Islands. Lyonia, 6(2):171-175.
- McVaugh, R. (1983) Gramineae. Fl. Novo-Galiciana 14: 1–436.
- Pohl, R.W. (1980) Family 15. Gramineae. In: W. C. Burger, (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Bot., n.s. 4: 1–608.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cynodon nlemfuensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2004. Accessed 1 November 2026.