Cenchrus afer

Cenchrus afer

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 afer

Name

Cenchrus afer (Bory) Veldkamp, Blumea 59(1): 71 (2014).

• Note:: Published as cafer now treated as orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aristida afra Bory, Voy. îles Afrique 2: 376 (1804) (as 'cafra')
• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum afrum (Bory) Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 39 (1907) (as 'cafrum')
• Heterotypic
  • Gymnotrix thuarii P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 60 (1812)
  • Panicum thuarii (P.Beauv.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 299 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Veldkamp, J.F. 2014. A revision of Cenchrus incl. Pennisetum (Gramineae) in Malesia with some general nomenclatural notes. Blumea 59(1): 59–75. DOI: 10.3767/000651914X684376 Reference page. 
• Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1804. Voyage dans les Quatre Principales Iles des mers d'Afrique. 2: 1–431. Gallica Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cenchrus afer in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cenchrus afer. Published online. Accessed: 8. Oct. 2025. Reference page.

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