Cenchrus pedicellatus

In habitat Hyderabad, India

Cenchrus pedicellatus

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 pedicellatus

Name

Cenchrus pedicellatus (Trin.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128. (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 184. (1834)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. pedicellatus in
  • Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus (Brunken) Morrone in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)
  • Eriochaeta densiflora Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 376 (1853)
  • Eriochaeta reversa Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 378 (1853)
  • Eriochaeta secundiflora Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 375 (1853)
  • Panicum araneosum Edgew. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 180 (1853), orth. var.
  • Pennisetum amoenum Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 386 (1850)
  • Pennisetum araneosum Edgew. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 180 (1853)
  • Pennisetum densiflorum (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 778 (1894)
  • Pennisetum dillonii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 107 (1854)
  • Pennisetum implicatum Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 107 (1854)
  • Pennisetum intertextum Schltdl. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 878 (1851)
  • Pennisetum lanuginosum Hochst. in Flora 27: 252 (1844)
  • Pennisetum lanuginosum var. majus Hochst. in Flora 27: 253 (1844)
  • Pennisetum notarisii T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 781 (1894)
  • Pennisetum pedicellatum var. amoenum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 315 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Pennisetum pedicellatum var. pallidum Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 314 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Pennisetum pedicellatum var. pubirhachis Berhaut in Mém. Publiés Soc. Bot. France 1953-1954: 10 (1954)
  • Pennisetum pedicellatum subsp. unispiculum Brunken in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 62 (1979)
  • Pennisetum secundiflorum (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 784 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia tropical Regional: Southern Asia Andaman Is. Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger, Zambia Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Florida, New Caledonia, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Western Australia 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

• Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.

Links

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

Vernacular names

• Fulfulde: Wuuluunde
• தமிழ்: தீனாநாத் புல்
• ไทย: หญ้าขจรจบ

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