Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus foermerianus (Leeke) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Namibia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1932 Pearson, H.H.W. [9631] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K000281268 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sittmann, K.E. [5] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926428 Yes
Seydel, R. [2268] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926426 Yes
Seydel, R. [1696] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926429 Yes
de Winter, B. [2578] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926419 Yes
de Winter, B. [2405] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926431 Yes
Seydel, R. [1875] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926433 Yes
Wanntorp, H.; Wanntorp, H.E. [370] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926420 Yes
Strey, R.G. [2106] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926424 Yes
de Winter, B. [2405] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926425 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2410] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926422 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9062] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926423 Yes
Giess, W. [11255] South Africa Pennisetum foermerianum K002926430 Yes
Eugler, A. [6508] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926421 Yes
Eugler, A. [6510] Namibia Pennisetum foermerianum K002926427 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images