Cenchrus orientalis

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 orientalis

Cenchrus orientalis (Rich.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128. (2010)

Basionym
- Pennisetum orientale Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805)
Homotypic
- Panicum orientale (Rich.) Willd., Enum. Pl.: 1031 (1809).
- Pennisetum setaceum var. orientale (Rich.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 45 (1940).
- Pennisetum setaceum subsp. orientale (Rich.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 333 (1952).
Heterotypic
- Pennisetum fasciculatum Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 181 (1834).
- Pennisetum sinaicum Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 11 (1834).
- Alopecurus hordeiformis Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 61 (1840), pro syn.
- Pennisetum tenue Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 12: 246 (1852).
- Pennisetum variabile Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 12: 248 (1852).
- Pennisetum phalariforme Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106 (1854).
- Pennisetum triflorum Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 107 (1854).
- Pennisetum persicum Boiss. & Buhse, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 232 (1860).
- Pennisetum griffithii Munro ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 86 (1896), pro syn.
- Pennisetum orientale var. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 86 (1896).
- Cenchrus orientalis subsp. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Acev.-Rodr. & M.T.Strong, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98: 723 (2012), without basionym citation.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra
- Regional: Southwestern Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Myanmar, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Morocco
- Introduced into:
  - Austria, Cuba, Greece, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago

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. 128

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus orientalis 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 orientalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus orientalis. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus orientalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.