Cenchrus latifolius

Cenchrus latifolius

Cenchrus latifolius

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 latifolius

Name

Cenchrus latifolius (Spreng.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128. (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pennisetum latifolium Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824)
• Homotypic
  • Gymnotrix latifolia (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3: 601 (1827).
• Heterotypic
  • Pennisetum lechleri Steud. in W.Lechler, Berberid. Amer. Austral.: 56 (1857), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: California, Japan, Korea, Louisiana, New Zealand North, Oklahoma References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chemisquy, M.A., Giussani, L.M., Scataglini, M.A., Kellogg, E.A. & Morrone, O. 2010. Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Annals of Botany 106(1): 107–130. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq090 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus latifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus latifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus latifolius. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus latifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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