Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus setigerus Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 395 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to W. Indo-China and Tanzania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Andaman Is., Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Kuwait, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen

Introduced into:

Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China South-Central, Hawaii, Japan, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Caledonia, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • 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.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2014). A revision of Cenchrus incl. Pennisetum (Gramineae) in Malesia with some general nomenclatural notes. Blumea 59: 59-75. [Cited as Cenchrus ciliaris.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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/.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • 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.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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?
Bally [B2622] Kenya K002816928 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5075] Oman K002927669 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4405] Australia K002928215 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6242] Kenya K002816931 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] Pakistan K002927923 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4214] Saudi Arabia K002927639 Yes
al Rawi, A. [s.n.] Kuwait K002927672 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3732] Saudi Arabia K002927640 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3884] Saudi Arabia K002927638 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [RAWRC6083] Saudi Arabia K002927642 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002927953 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3729] Saudi Arabia K002927641 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [14] Pakistan K002927931 Yes
Starr, F.; Martz, K. [020226-6] United States K002928397 Yes
[M. J. M.] [T90 A] Kenya K002816923 Yes
Trott, A.C. [60] Saudi Arabia K002927651 Yes
Miller, A.G. [292] Yemen K002927634 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [5740] Yemen K002927632 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6712] Kenya K002816932 Yes
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Gifri, A.N.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M. [s.n.] Yemen K002927674 Yes
Qaiser, M.; Ghafoor, A.; [Abrar Husain] [4065] Pakistan K002927924 Yes
McLeish, I. [2267] Oman K002927660 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002927957 Yes
Williams, J.G.; Baring, E.; Williams, J.G. [2198] Kenya K002816929 Yes
Perry, R.A. [2161] Australia K002928213 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6205] Kenya K002816934 Yes
Brodie, C.J.; Harvey, A. [4918] Australia K002928220 Yes
Schwan, H.E. [31] Saudi Arabia K002927627 Yes
[D. Napper] [574] Kenya K002816925 Yes
M.L. [3167] Australia K002928211 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Dunlop, C.R. [3829] Australia K002928208 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927949 Yes
s.coll. [235] Yemen K002927679 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [15240] India K002927959 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [2346] India K002927965 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [1029] Kenya K002816924 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21169] India K002927968 Yes
Jongbloed, M. [1021] Oman K002927655 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4325] Somalia K002816818 Yes
Fayed, A. [1453] Saudi Arabia K002927648 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6199] Tanzania K002816907 Yes
s.coll. [66] Yemen K002927681 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [73328] India K002927939 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1421] Yemen K002927637 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [15240(B)] India K002927966 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [338] Yemen K002927684 Yes
Qaiser, M.; Ghafoor, A.; Hussain, A. [3882] Pakistan K002927925 Yes
[Keith J. Virzo] [S23] Yemen K002927682 Yes
Dalzell [s.n.] India K002927944 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12071] Tanzania K002816908 Yes
s.coll. [[123]] Yemen K002927680 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21166] India K002927962 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Nyberg, J.A. [M9117] Oman K002927662 Yes
Luke, Q. [15406] Kenya K002816935 Yes
Roy, G.P. [2768] India K002927946 Yes
Fischer, S. [125] K002927631 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [5060] Ghana K002928490 Yes
Cope, T.A. [s.n.] Oman K002927661 Yes
[Veisey]; [Coales] [5] Kenya K002816927 Yes
E.K.J. [1139] India K002927948 Yes
[Makoui] [9022E] Iran K002927626 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [7082] Saudi Arabia K002927643 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Gwynne, M.D. [6781] Kenya K002816936 No
[C. J. White] [8878] Australia K002928217 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1446] Kenya K002816930 Yes
Wilson, J. [900] Uganda K002816906 Yes
Rahman, A. [s.n.] Pakistan K002927927 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21167] India K002927963 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [15238] India K002927960 Yes
s.coll. [[217]] Saudi Arabia K002927629 Yes
Smith, K.G. [KGS57] Saudi Arabia K002927678 Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [249] Kenya K002816913 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [15239] India K002927955 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12512] Pakistan K002927933 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [631] Yemen K002927683 Yes
Williams, J. [s.n.] Kenya K002816914 Yes
White, C.T. [10018] Australia K002928216 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [212] Oman K002927664 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4199] Saudi Arabia K002927646 Yes
Jongbloed, M. [974] Oman K002927656 Yes
White, C.T. [8878] Australia K002928218 Yes
Stocks [651] India K002927958 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [9501] Australia K002928209 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [1382] Pakistan K002927934 Yes
Lamond, J. [739] Pakistan K002927922 Yes
Lavranos [4267] Oman K002927670 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC 58] Kenya K002816915 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8189] Australia K002928219 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Samuel [2772] Kenya K002816916 Yes
Murray, G.W. [3694] Egypt K002927686 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1448] Kenya K002816911 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1417] Kenya K002816912 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002927942 Yes
Khattab; Simpson, N.D. [6403] Egypt K002927685 Yes
Barber, C.A. [6176] India K002927940 Yes
Poultney, R.G. [AB5472] Kenya K002816919 Yes
Miller, A.G. [6094] Oman K002927665 Yes
[Samaru] [18] Nigeria K002928493 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7694] India K002927943 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Pakistan K002927935 Yes
Gilliland [4249] K002927677 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1352] Saudi Arabia K002927652 Yes
Verdcourt [2628] Kenya K002816918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927951 Yes
[Kerrie Gotto Smith] [KGS11] Saudi Arabia K002927653 Yes
Glover; Samuel; Wateridge [2992] Kenya K002816937 Yes
Lazarides, M.; Palmer, J. [028] Australia K002928212 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [4940(a)] India K002927956 Yes
Deflers, M. [348] K002927676 Yes
Allen, J.A. [84] Kenya K002816910 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; Khan, K. [21170] India K002927961 Yes
Trott, A.C. [72A] Saudi Arabia K002927650 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [4940] K001736097 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [12] Yemen K002927675 Yes
s.coll. [[37]] K002927630 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2088] Yemen K002927636 Yes
Gallagher [8609/10] Oman K002927659 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [RAWRC6082] Saudi Arabia K002927644 Yes
Qaiser, M. [3601] Pakistan K002927930 Yes
Masih, S. [8] Pakistan K002927936 Yes
J.F.W. [0074] Nigeria K002928492 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [23389] India K002927954 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927945 Yes
Khattab; Simpson, N.D. [6266] Egypt K002927687 Yes
Masih, S. [8] Pakistan K002927937 Yes
Filgueiras, T.S. [836] Brazil K001106076 Yes
Podlech, D. [10142] Pakistan K002927932 Yes
Lamond, J. [281] Pakistan K002927928 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6727] Kenya K002816933 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [235] Saudi Arabia K002927628 Yes
s.coll. [1139] K002927970 Yes
T.T. [s.n.] India K002927967 Yes
Sampson [12] Nigeria K002928491 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23389] India K002927952 Yes
Allison, P.N. [13] Oman K002927663 Yes
s.coll. [K182] Australia K002928210 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [852] Kenya K002816921 Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Hooker [s.n.] Pakistan K002927926 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [27831] Pakistan K002927938 Yes
Santapau, H. [16744] India K002927950 Yes
Vidyadharan, K.V. [G42] India K002927947 Yes
Moss, N. [s.n.] Oman K002927657 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [2454] Oman K002927671 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21168] India K002927964 Yes
Gallagher [8740/2] Oman K002927658 Yes
Podlech, D. [10076] Pakistan K002927929 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A4156] Ghana K002928489 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1881] Oman K002927666 Yes
Russell, L.A. [14962] Nigeria K002928494 Yes
Smith, K.G. [KGS22] Saudi Arabia K002927654 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Cooper, M.G. [3530] Kenya K002816938 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Rosenberg, G. [14360] Australia K002928207 Yes
Poultney, R.G. [AB5452] Kenya K002816920 Yes
s.coll. [B10] K002927969 Yes
Heady, H.F. [[1812]] Kenya K002816926 Yes
Miller, A.G. [297] Yemen K002927635 Yes
[W. H. R. Onartin] [21] Kenya K002816922 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12644] Kenya K002816917 Yes
Mason, J. [J/71/B40] United Kingdom K002927218 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [283] Iran K002927688 Yes
Fayed, A. [1455A] Saudi Arabia K002927645 Yes
Trott, A.C. [103] Saudi Arabia K002927649 Yes
Bannister, C.W. [I] United Kingdom K002927217 Yes
Trott, A.C. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002927647 Yes
Bisset, E. [306] Yemen K002927633 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [20708] India K002927941 Yes

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