Cenchrus biflorus

Cenchrus biflorus

Cenchrus biflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species: Cenchrus biflorus

Name

Cenchrus biflorus Roxb., 1820

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus annularis Andersson, W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 553 (1864)
  • Cenchrus barbatus Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 43 (1827)
  • Cenchrus catharticus Delile, Index Seminum (MPU, Monspeliensis) 1838: 4 (1838)
  • Cenchrus lapeta Ham. ex Stapf, D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 1080 (1934), pro syn.
  • Cenchrus leptacanthus A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 80: 774 (1933 publ. 1934)
  • Cenchrus niloticus Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 64 (1853)
  • Cenchrus perinvolucratus Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 299 (1933)
  • Cenchrus rajasthanensis Kanodia & P.C.Nanda, Geobios 5: 157 (1978)
  • Cenchrus triflorus Aitch., Cat. Pl. Punjab Sindh: 163 (1869), orth. var.
  • Elymus caput-medusae Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 25 (1775), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, West Himalaya, Yemen Introduced into: Alabama, New York References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W., 1820. Flora of India. Calcutta: Botanical Survey of India. 1:238.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus biflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cenchrus biflorus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus biflorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus biflorus. Published online. Accessed: October 18 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus biflorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

français: Cram-cram

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