Cenchrus spinifex

Cenchrus spinifex

Cenchrus spinifex

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cenchrus spinifex Cav., Icon. 5: 38 (1799)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus albertsonii Runyon, Amer. J. Bot. 26: 485 (1939)
  • Cenchrus carolinianus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 79 (1788), nom. rej.
  • Cenchrus humilis Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 488 (1927)
  • Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 135 (1837)
  • Cenchrus microcephalus Nash ex Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 356 (1917)
  • Cenchrus muricatus Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 36: 202 (1870), nom. illeg.
  • Cenchrus parviceps Shinners, Field & Lab. 24: 73 (1956)
  • Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 56 (1844)
  • Cenchrus pauciflorus var. muricatus Caro & E.A.Sánchez, Kurtziana 4: 122 (1967)
  • Cenchrus roseus E.Fourn. ex Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 507 (1885)
  • Cenchrus spinosus Rojas Acosta, Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes: 188 (1897)
  • Cenchrus strictus Chapm., Bot. Gaz. 3: 20 (1878)
  • Nastus carolinianus (Walter) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 214 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1799. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. V, 82 pp. 401–500bis pl. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 5: 38

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus spinifex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cenchrus spinifex. 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 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus spinifex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 October 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus spinifex. Published online. Accessed: October 20 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Sandklitsgras
• English: coastal sandbur

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