Cenchrus ramosus

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Cenchrus ramosus (Hochst.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gymnotrix ramosa Hochst., Flora 27: 252 (1844)
• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum ovale Rupr. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 104 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 301 (1867)
• Heterotypic
  • Pennisetum arvense Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 119 (1901)

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