Cenchrus elegans

Cenchrus elegans

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 elegans

Name

Cenchrus elegans (Hassk.) Veldkamp, Blumea 59: 68. (2014)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sericura elegans Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 2 (1842)
• Homotypic
  • Gymnotrix elegans (Hassk.) Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 28 (1854).
• Heterotypic
  • Saccharum caninum Reinw. ex Blume, Catalogus: 38 (1823), nom. nud.
  • Gymnotrix macrostachys Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 104 (1832)
  • Pennisetum macrostachyum (Brongn.) Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 177 (1834)
  • Pennisetum macrophyllum-atrosanguineum Dreer, Nursery Cat. (Dreer) 1904(Wholesale): 35 (1904)
  • Pennisetum caninum Koord., Exkurs.-Fl. Java 1: 140 (1911)
  • Cenchrus caninus Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 127 (2010), not validly publ.

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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus elegans. Published online. Accessed: June 1 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 June 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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