Enneapogon cenchroides (Licht.) C.E.Hubb.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 119 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to India. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Ascension, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Arizona, Brazil Northeast, Hawaii, St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faccenda, K. (2023). Updates to the Hawaiian grass flora and selected keys to species: Part 2. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 155: 83-156.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Faccenda, K. (2023). Updates to the Hawaiian grass flora and selected keys to species: Part 2. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 155: 83-156.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [186] Namibia K000450383 Yes
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [81] Namibia K000450384 Yes
Jan 11, 1967 Schimper, W. [2258] Ethiopia K000366571 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 11, 1967 Drummond [3004] India K000032492 Type Yes
Jan 2, 1967 Drummond [3007] India K000032493 Type Yes
Menezes, A.; Sousa [3448] Angola K003643703 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3204] Botswana K003643669 Yes
Pope, G. [696] Zimbabwe K003643623 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [24279] Zimbabwe K003643634 Yes
Story, R. [4637] Botswana K003643659 Yes
{Lady Naomi Mitchison} [A16] Botswana K003643691 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [[41]] Somalia K003643269 Yes
s.coll. [B 6079] Botswana K001625393 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 156] South Africa K001611558 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 156] South Africa K001611554 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 156] South Africa K001611555 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 156] South Africa K001611556 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 156] South Africa K001611557 Yes
Poilecot, P. [7574] Zimbabwe K003643608 Yes
Humbert, H. [13076] Madagascar K003643750 Yes
Gomes e Sousa, A. [3371] Mozambique K003643593 Yes
s.coll. [94] Botswana K003643662 Yes
Van Son, G. [28629] Botswana K003643679 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [2617] Zimbabwe K003643622 Yes
Cope, T.A. [427] Oman K003642366 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6852] Botswana K003643690 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [7168] Mozambique K003643599 Yes
Symes, P. [67/M/14] Zimbabwe K003643636 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3104] Botswana K003643667 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [278] Botswana K003643656 Yes
Mott, P.J. [1113] Botswana K003643700 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1722] Botswana K003643697 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [92] Botswana K003643653 Yes
Borle, J. [[5]119B] Mozambique K003643594 Yes
Gonde, P. [75/74] Zimbabwe K003643627 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3097] Botswana K003643680 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1010] Zimbabwe K003643644 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2429] Botswana K003643675 Yes
[J. E. Cole] [s.n.] Sudan K003643252 Yes
Gossweiler [11042] Angola K003643713 Yes
Peers, A.W. [s.n.] Sudan K003643254 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [396] Botswana K003643670 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K003643720 Yes
Schimper [174] Ethiopia K003643247 Yes
Meyers, J.G. [14005] Sudan K003643251 Yes
Pfund [158] Egypt K003643257 Yes
Camerik, A.M. [1024] Botswana K003643648 Yes
Fisher, B.S. [1405] Zimbabwe K003643624 Yes
s.coll. [S.W.Af. 11] Namibia K001625329 Yes
s.coll. [S.W.Af. 11] Namibia K001625357 Yes
s.coll. [S.W.Af. 11] Namibia K001625358 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 1600] Namibia K001625352 Yes
M.M.C.; M.M.; A.F.B.; A.D.B. [S.W.A. 1600] Namibia K001625324 Yes
s.coll. [B 6079] Botswana K001625347 Yes
Plowes, D.C. [1569] Zimbabwe K003643626 Yes
Burger, W. [906] Ethiopia K003643240 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1756] Zimbabwe K003643640 Yes
Cooper, T. [651] South Africa K000366580 Type Yes
Pfund [620] Egypt K003643256 Yes
Smith, P.A. [4177] Botswana K003643666 Yes
de Winter, B. [7424] Botswana K003643684 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [2217] Somalia K003643263 Yes
Humbert, H.; Swingle, C.F. [5078] Madagascar K003643746 Yes
Kelaole, E.T. [519] Botswana K003643677 Yes
Pedrogao, J. [333] Mozambique K003643596 Yes
Wuha, J.E. [s.n.] Sudan K003643253 Yes
Snow, N.; Chatukuta, M. [6849] Botswana K003643649 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1705] Zimbabwe K003643645 Yes
Snow, N.; Chatukuta, M. [6849] Botswana K003643647 Yes
Wild, H. [5421] Zimbabwe K003643641 Yes
s.coll. [[I34I]] K003642365 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23724] Somalia K003643265 Yes
s.coll. [4510] Angola K003643712 Yes
Gossweiler [11060] Angola K003643705 Yes
Schimper [706] Ethiopia K003643246 Yes
Phillipson, P. [1784] Madagascar K003643748 Yes
Robertson, F.J. [639] Botswana K003643681 Yes
{Lady Naomi Mitchison} [9] Botswana K003643687 Yes
McDonell [s.n.] Pakistan K003642504 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [2764] Zimbabwe K003643607 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [1416] Zimbabwe K003643618 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [5771] Yemen K003642364 Yes
Pfund [332] Sudan K003643259 Yes
Gossweiler [11042] Angola K003643715 Yes
Banks, C.H. [82] Botswana K003643692 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Aweke, G. [327] Ethiopia K003643245 Yes
Terry, J.; Cook, F.E.M.; Sydes, C.; Kalake, E. [159] Botswana K003643650 Yes
Wild, H. [7729] Zimbabwe K003643617 Yes
[G. Keller-Grein] [Z-106] Zimbabwe K003643630 Yes
de Koning, J. [7913] Mozambique K003643602 Yes
Hornby, A.J. [2028] Mozambique K003643592 Yes
Davies, R.M. [868] Zimbabwe K003643646 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2285] Ethiopia K003643244 Yes
Davies, R. [1210] Zimbabwe K003643639 Yes
Wild, H. [7506] Zimbabwe K003643619 Yes
Bosser, J. [10522] Madagascar K003643747 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [457] Botswana K003643672 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [16124] Somalia K003643262 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [11] Somalia K003643267 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-161] Botswana K003643673 Yes
Fry, R. [5] Botswana K003643695 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [11] Zimbabwe K003643632 Yes
Davies, R. [D1253] Zimbabwe K003643638 Yes
Welwitsch [2291] Angola K003643711 Yes
Kabir; Drummond, J.R. [75247] India K003642505 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [111] Angola K003643722 Yes
Peck, E.F. [332] Somalia K003643264 Yes
Mazzocchi-Alemanni, N. [28] Angola K003643704 Yes
Coleman, M. [43] Botswana K003643694 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2475] Angola K003643718 Yes
s.coll. [6843] Zimbabwe K003643643 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [1805] Zimbabwe K003643637 Yes
{Myre; Lousã; Rosa} [[1]707] Mozambique K003643590 Yes
s.coll. [11689] Mozambique K003643588 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2475] Angola K003643719 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1227] Zimbabwe K003643612 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3049] Botswana K003643701 Yes
Azancot de Menezes [239] Angola K003643725 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Seagrief, S.C. [5238] Botswana K003643682 Yes
s.coll. [94] Sudan K003643258 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2941] Mozambique K003643598 Yes
Welw [7448] Angola K003643709 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.M. [6523] Somalia K003643261 Yes
{Lady Naomi Mitchison} [17] Botswana K003643686 Yes
Brown, F. [12] Ethiopia K003643238 Yes
de Koning, J. [7913] Mozambique K003643601 Yes
Newton, F. [8] Angola K003643708 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] Botswana K003643678 Yes
s.coll. [39] Botswana K003643663 Yes
Story, R. [4925] Botswana K003643685 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Beckett, J.J. [23548] Somalia K003643266 Yes
s.coll. [381R16] Madagascar K003643749 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2273] Ethiopia K003643248 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-35] Botswana K003643702 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [2060] Ethiopia K003643241 Yes
Afzelius, K. [s.n.] Madagascar K003643745 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4870] Burma K003643260 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [7168] Mozambique K003643600 Yes
Biegel; Muller; Russell, G. [5073] Botswana K003643664 Yes
Cox, T.J. [402] Botswana K003643688 Yes
Davison, E.; Brain, C.K. [5240] Zimbabwe K003643611 Yes
Smith, P.P.; Kemoreile, K.; Mafokate, D.; Mathibidi, K.; Mosimanyana, E. [65] Botswana K003643652 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3132] Botswana K003643668 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [1983] Zimbabwe K003643625 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [217] Zimbabwe K003643621 Yes
Pope, G. [697] Zimbabwe K003643629 Yes
Owens, M. [92] Botswana K003643699 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [H16922] Mozambique K003643597 Yes
Azancot de Menezes; Henriques, C. [192] Angola K003643724 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [854] Botswana K003643654 Yes
{Myre; Lousã; Rosa} [5719] Mozambique K003643589 Yes
Pfund [s.n.] Sudan K003643255 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [299] Botswana K003643655 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D162] Zimbabwe K003643616 Yes
Humbert, H.; de la Bâthie, H.P. [2455] Madagascar K003643751 Yes
s.coll. [127] Madagascar K003643742 Yes
s.coll. [113] Madagascar K003643744 Yes
Brown, R.C. [6079] Botswana K003643693 Yes
{J. A. de Sousa} [115] Angola K003643707 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1313] Zimbabwe K003643615 Yes
McClintock, A. (Miss) [K58] Botswana K003643689 Yes
Gossweiler [10820] Angola K003643716 Yes
Simon, B.K. [4] Zimbabwe K003643620 Yes
Davies, R. [1235] Zimbabwe K003643614 Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6627] Zimbabwe K003643628 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5911] Zimbabwe K003643642 Yes
Obermeyer, A.A. [2393] Zimbabwe K003643635 Yes
Peek, J.R. [114/78] Zimbabwe K003643609 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [270] Angola K003643721 Yes
Plant, J. [1] Botswana K003643696 Yes
Vaughan, R.E. [s.n.] Mozambique K003643591 Yes
Van Son, G. [28631] Botswana K003643661 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4526] Somalia K003643268 Yes
Cleghorn, W.B. [2439] Zimbabwe K003643605 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-161] Botswana K003643698 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [217] Zimbabwe K003643610 Yes
Menezes, A. [3783] Angola K003643706 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-430] Botswana K003643674 Yes
Ash [1244] Ethiopia K003643242 Yes
Davies, R. [1231] Zimbabwe K003643633 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2264] Mozambique K003643595 Yes
Robinson, D.A. [362] Zimbabwe K003643613 Yes
Welw. [7293] Angola K003643710 Yes
Newton, F. [6] Angola K003643714 Yes
s.coll. [130] Madagascar K003643743 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Correia, R. [9081] Angola K003643723 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C. [1631] Mozambique K003643603 Yes
Ash, J. [2565] Ethiopia K003643243 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, C.I. [3999] Ethiopia K003643239 Yes
Welw. [7332] Angola K003643717 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6237] Saudi Arabia K003642363 Yes
Clark, D.; Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003643606 Yes
Pfund; Knoofan [333] Egypt K003643249 Yes
Banks, C.H. [79] Botswana K003643676 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3457] Botswana K003643665 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1484] Zambia K003643604 Yes
Story, R. [4907] Botswana K003643683 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [18] Botswana K003643671 Yes
Pfund, J. [619] Sudan K003643250 Yes
Van Son, G. [28630] Botswana K003643660 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images
  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/