Cenchrus setosus

Cenchrus setosus

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 setosus
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. setosus

Name

Cenchrus setosus Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26. (1788)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805).
  • Pennisetum polystachion subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 63 (1979).
  • Cenchrus polystachios subsp. setosus (Sw.) P.M.Peterson & Y.Herrera, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 107: 95 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus polystachios Anon., sensu auct.
    

Note: Govaerts et al., (2022) recognises an autonym without an additional subspecies, this is because a new name is required for Cenchrus polystachios subsp. atrichus (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010) (Unplaced name)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Aldabra, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Nepal Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Myanmar, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Introduced into: Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niue, Northern Territory, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Wake I., West Himalaya, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. : 26

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

中文: 牧地狼尾草, 多穗狼尾草, 多枝狼尾草

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