Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mauritania, Niger, Egypt to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula to Myanmar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schimper, W. [973] Saudi Arabia K000215201 Type Yes
Gorini [20] Somalia K000281259 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Ian McLeish] [1910] Oman K002927605 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [53434] Jordan K002927614 Yes
[D. J. Iratt] [MS 575] Kenya K002816895 Yes
Fernandez, J. [1027] Oman K002927580 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7965/1] Oman K002927547 Yes
McLeish, I. [3558] Oman K002927549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927912 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [9] Oman K002927535 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M. [1] Oman K002927539 Yes
Fernandes, J. [1063] Oman K002927585 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [167] Yemen K002927492 Yes
Deflers, M. [349] K002927475 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [559] Yemen K002927489 Yes
Jennings, E.A. [28A] Yemen K002927487 Yes
Thomson, J. [s.n.] Yemen K002927479 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [3171] Australia K002928205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927909 Yes
[Behboudi] [8040E] Iran K002927465 Yes
Fitzgerald, D.V. [1529214] Saudi Arabia K002927521 Yes
[Versey]; [Crals] [4] Kenya K002816893 Yes
Roberts, K.; Roberts, CJN.; Gallagher, M.D. [8598] Oman K002927586 Yes
Burtt Davy, J.; F.L.S. [2785/29A] Yemen K002927472 Yes
McLeish, I. [3836] Oman K002927548 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [1] Oman K002927543 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [22] Oman K002927537 Yes
Trott, A.C. [198] Saudi Arabia K002927517 Yes
[R. T. W. Fuirrer] [55] Oman K002927569 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [6432] Egypt K002927616 Yes
Fernandes, J. [1073] Oman K002927584 Yes
s.coll. [3239] India K002927911 Yes
Simon, B.K. [2999] Australia K002928193 Yes
Saadou, M. [2228] Niger K002928487 Yes
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [434] Oman K002927574 Yes
White, C.T. [9034] Australia K002928192 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2312] K002927613 Yes
von Wissmann, H. [2559] Saudi Arabia K002927526 Yes
Barakat, H.; Ghazaly, O. [s.n.] Egypt K002927624 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [894] K002927525 Yes
Schimper, W. [973] Saudi Arabia K000215200 Isosyntype Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [F1708] Egypt K002927615 Yes
McLeish, I. [3625] Oman K002927550 Yes
Trott, A.C. [53] Saudi Arabia K002927518 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1571] Saudi Arabia K002927509 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7975/3] Oman K002927546 Yes
Simpson, N.D.; Khattab [6255] Egypt K002927625 Yes
Narayanaswamy, V. [2891] India K002927914 Yes
Adamson, T. [13] Kenya K002816899 Yes
McLeish, I. [3530] Oman K002927553 Yes
Jennings, E.A. [51] Yemen K002927476 Yes
s.coll. [1149] India K002927913 No
Täckholm, V.; Kassas, M.; Samy, M.; Girgis, W.A.; Lahran, M.A. [s.n.] Egypt K002927617 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6208] Kenya K002816894 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5076] Oman K002927568 Yes
Kunkel [16417] K002927467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002927523 Yes
Boulos, L.; Al-Hasan, R. [s.n.] United Arab Emirates K002927563 Yes
Heller, T.M.; El-Keblawy, A.; Keogh, N.J. [TMH280] United Arab Emirates K002927554 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3593] Iran K002927468 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8216/2] Oman K002927594 Yes
Cope, T.A. [178] Oman K002927583 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1376] Saudi Arabia K002927510 Yes
Bernier [s.n.] Madagascar K002817187 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [24773] Pakistan K002927900 Yes
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Oman K002927572 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Guarino, L.; Obadi, N.; Hassan, Md.; Noer, M. [M8370] Yemen K002927495 Yes
Popov; Tillin; Gilliland [4299] K002927483 Yes
s.coll. [44] Yemen K002927490 Yes
McLeish, I. [2432] Oman K002927609 Yes
{Pratt} [4568] Yemen K002927524 Yes
Simpson, N.D.; Khattab [F3821] Egypt K002927618 Yes
Fernandez, J. [2298] Oman K002927579 Yes
McLeish, I. [3887] Oman K002927551 Yes
Simon, B.K. [3941] Australia K002928203 Yes
Padwa, S.H. [175] Kenya K002816888 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7811/4] Oman K002927544 Yes
McLeish, I. [3588] Oman K002927552 Yes
Boulos, L.; Al-Hasan, R. [s.n.] United Arab Emirates K002927561 Yes
Simon, B.K. [4047] Australia K002928202 Yes
Trott, A.C. [123] Saudi Arabia K002927515 Yes
Cope, T.A. [167] Oman K002927582 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [1032] Kenya K002816901 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002927903 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1375] Kenya K002816905 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1300] Saudi Arabia K002927514 Yes
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Gifri, A.N.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M. [16838] Yemen K002927484 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [F1841] Egypt K002927619 Yes
Allison, P.N. [40] Oman K002927590 Yes
Kunkel [16455] K002927466 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3160] Pakistan K002927898 Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [243] Kenya K002816898 Yes
Aucher Eloy [[5429]] Oman K002927573 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1583] Kenya K002816891 Yes
Wilcox, C. [250] United Arab Emirates K002927559 Yes
Fayed, A.A. [1227] Saudi Arabia K002927502 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4796] Kenya K002816904 Yes
Jennings, E.A. [60] Yemen K002927477 Yes
Goddard, A. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002927499 Yes
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [295] Kenya K002816897 Yes
Cope, T.A. [311] Oman K002927600 Yes
Fayed, A. [1451] Saudi Arabia K002927498 Yes
s.coll. [1143] India K002927904 Yes
Dickson, V.P. [1093a] Saudi Arabia K002927522 Yes
Saadou, M. [2227] Niger K002928488 Yes
[S Filcher] [126] Saudi Arabia K002927519 Yes
Cope, T.A. [370] Oman K002927602 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [4] Oman K002927540 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1248] Kenya K002816887 Yes
Waring, J. [s.n.] Yemen K002927482 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [2075] Oman K002927575 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1572] Saudi Arabia K002927513 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002927905 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [128] Iran K002927470 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7990/2] Oman K002927589 Yes
Schimper, W. [973] Saudi Arabia K000215199 Type Yes
Sandford, B.S. [H765] Australia K002928201 Yes
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Gifri, A.N.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M. [16810] Yemen K002927485 Yes
Boulos, L.; Gifri, A.N.; Hussein, M.; Awad, G. [16545] Yemen K002927486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K002927473 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [F1855] Egypt K002927620 Yes
[S. Fischer] [126] K002927566 Yes
McLeish, I. [2268] Oman K002927611 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1423] Kenya K002816902 Yes
McLeish, I. [2586] Oman K002927608 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K002927910 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8216/7] Oman K002927595 Yes
Borosova, R.; York, E.; El-Keblawy, A.; Fawzi, N. [RB102] United Arab Emirates K002927556 Yes
[Ian McLeish] [1965] Oman K002927603 Yes
Deflers, M. [409] K002927474 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002927480 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12647] Australia K002928194 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos [11] Yemen K002927481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002927906 Yes
Boulos, L.; Al-Hasan, R. [s.n.] United Arab Emirates K002927562 Yes
[Keilm . J. Virzo] [S34] Yemen K002927488 Yes
Cope, T.A. [559] Oman K002927607 Yes
Cope, T.A. [174] Oman K002927581 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [166] Yemen K002927491 Yes
McLeish, I. [1824] Oman K002927565 Yes
Bourne [2605] India K002927908 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [123] Yemen K002927493 Yes
Cope, T.A. [346] Oman K002927599 Yes
McLeish, I. [2428] Oman K002927610 Yes
Pabot [10131E] Iran K002927469 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8740/3] Oman K002927587 Yes
Trott, A.C. [168] Saudi Arabia K002927516 Yes
Popov, G. [1558] Kenya K002816903 Yes
Nelson, D.J. [1252] Australia K002928198 Yes
Borosova, R.; York, E.; El-Keblawy, A.; Fawzi, N. [RB114] United Arab Emirates K002927555 Yes
Brown, J.; Wilcox, C. [262] Oman K002927571 Yes
[lan McLeish] [1905] Oman K002927606 Yes
Ogilvie-Grant; Forbes [s.n.] Yemen K002927494 Yes
White, C.T. [9891] Australia K002928190 Yes
McLeish, I. [2235] Oman K002927612 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2156] Oman K002927570 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [110] Yemen K002927478 Yes
von Wissmann, H. [2476] Saudi Arabia K002927527 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3622] Oman K002927564 Yes
Perry, R.A. [540] Australia K002928197 Yes
Meinertzhagen [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002927501 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1197] Egypt K002927621 Yes
Fitzgerald, D.V. [16720/15] Saudi Arabia K002927520 Yes
Guarino, L. [7] Oman K002927591 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8174/14] Oman K002927592 Yes
Fayed, A. [1455] Saudi Arabia K002927497 Yes
Pierce, E. [s.n.] Pakistan K002927901 Yes
Boulos, L.; Al-Hasan, R. [s.n.] United Arab Emirates K002927560 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002928204 Yes
Steward, F. [168] Australia K002928206 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1879] Oman K002927576 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [4] Pakistan K002927899 Yes
Cosson, M.; Letourneux, A. [315] Egypt K002927623 Yes
Blake, S.T. [368] Australia K002928196 Yes
[Ian McLeish] [1767] Oman K002927604 Yes
Champion, A.M. [T30] Kenya K002816885 Yes
Greenwood, W. [795] K002928396 Yes
[J. E. Clark] [0018] Oman K002927593 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [1] Oman K002927538 Yes
Bent, J.T. [[458]] K002927567 Yes
s.coll. [BW 25] United Arab Emirates K002927558 Yes
[C. F. Hemming] [284] Kenya K002816896 Yes
Fernandez, J. [1058] Oman K002927578 Yes
Poultney, R.G. [AB 5450] Kenya K002816889 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [2349] Oman K002927577 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1320] Kenya K002816886 Yes
Rahman, A. [25669] Pakistan K002927896 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [135] Egypt K002927622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002928200 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1300] Saudi Arabia K002927512 Yes
Meinertzhagen [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002927500 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [112] Oman K002927536 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8484/13] Oman K002927598 Yes
[illegible] [MS 612] Kenya K002816890 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8479/9] Oman K002927597 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [4] Oman K002927541 Yes
[Nigel Moss] [s.n.] Oman K002927588 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [7811/1] Oman K002927545 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [4] Oman K002927542 Yes
White, C.T. [9585] Australia K002928199 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [28610] Pakistan K002927897 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [1032] Kenya K002816900 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1648] Saudi Arabia K002927511 Yes
White, C.T. [9894] Australia K002928195 Yes
Fayed, A. [1306] Saudi Arabia K002927496 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [551] India K002927907 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [3077] Yemen K002927471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Arab Emirates K001056140 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mason, J. [J/71/B31A] United Kingdom K002927216 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8479/14] Oman K002927596 Yes
White, C.T. [9910] Australia K002928191 Yes
Heady, H.F. [1802] Kenya K002816892 Yes

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