Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis (Steud.) Chiov. ex Pirotta in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 326 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Pennisetum pennisetiforme (Steud.) Wipff in Sida 19: 527 (2001)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus aequiglumis Chiov. in Agric. Colon. 20: 108 (1926)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris f. rigidifolius (Fig. & De Not.) Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 326 (1908 publ. 1907)
  • Cenchrus digynus Ehrenb. ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 449 (1884), pro syn.
  • Cenchrus echinoides Wight ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840), nom. nud.
  • Cenchrus lappaceus Tausch in Flora 20: 97 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. brevisetosus Courbon in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 18: 139 (1862)
  • Cenchrus pennisetiformis subsp. glabratus Chrtek & Osb.-Kos. in Acta Univ. Carol., Biol. 39: 104 (1996)
  • Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. rigidifolius (Fig. & De Not.) Chiov. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 44 (1903 publ. 1902)
  • Cenchrus rigidifolius Fig. & De Not. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 386 (1853)
  • Pennisetum cenchroides var. echinoides Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896)
  • Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahense A.Terracc. in Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 93 (1894)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. hamphilahense (A.Terracc.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 778 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan Regional: Western Africa Mauritania Regional:Northern Africa Egypt Regional:Central Africa Niger Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Yemen Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Regional: Southwestern Asia Iran Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1853–1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars I. Gramineae. vii + 475 pp. J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page.  1:109.

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. 2025. Cenchrus pennisetiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 18. Reference page.  }
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cenchrus pennisetiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cenchrus pennisetiformis. Published online. Accessed: October 18 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus pennisetiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

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