Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus complanatus (Nees) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 127 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz) to Central America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Nicaragua, Panamá

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gutiérrez, H.F. & Morrone, O. (2012). Novedades nomenclaturales en Cenchrus s.l. (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 47: 263-269.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Villacorta, R.; Montalvo, E.C. [2310] El Salvador Pennisetum complanatum K002926739 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G.; Grant, N.S.F. [11663] Costa Rica Pennisetum complanatum K002926744 Yes
Villacorta, R. [241] El Salvador Pennisetum complanatum K002926740 Yes
Weatherwax, P.; Chase [159] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926735 Yes
Seemann [s.n.] Panama Pennisetum complanatum K000643092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heyder; Lux; Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926736 Yes
Müller, F. [2015] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K000643113 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13614] El Salvador Pennisetum complanatum K002926742 Yes
Seemann [1560] Panama Pennisetum complanatum K000643093 Type Yes
Godman [s.n.] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926734 Yes
Santiago; Castillo [s.n.] El Salvador Pennisetum complanatum K002926746 Yes
Meisner [2067] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K002926731 Yes
Renderos, M. [s.n.] El Salvador Pennisetum complanatum K002926745 Yes
Standley, P.C. [87083] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926733 Yes
Hosaka, E.Y.; {H. St. John} [1959] United States Pennisetum complanatum K002202024 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926737 Yes
Muller, F. [2067] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K002926732 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [3139] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K000643111 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau, E. [3139] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K000643110 Unknown Type Material Yes
Atkinson, W.T. [A214] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926743 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H.; Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala Pennisetum complanatum K002926738 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12334] Nicaragua Pennisetum complanatum K002926741 Yes
Müller, F. [2015] Mexico Pennisetum complanatum K000643112 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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