Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus hordeoides (Lam.) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Nepal to Myanmar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Leeward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • 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.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Robyns, W. (1934). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 2: 9-386. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • van der Zon, A.P.M. (2023). Revision of Cenchrus section Brevivalvula (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Kew Bulletin 78: 415-424.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Quarré [3151] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203154 No
Manning, W.H. [4] Malawi Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K000281290 Holotype Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5415] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203158 Yes
s.coll. [757] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203164 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1165] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203151 No
de Saeger, H. [1484] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203153 No
Cormack, A.B. [450] Malawi Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926246 Yes
Wesche, K. [1875] Kenya Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002925825 No
Robertson, D.C. [TRU519] Tanzania Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002925826 Yes
Gathy, A.L. [675b] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203156 No
Macaulay, J. [3615] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926195 Yes
Hinds, J.H. [243] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926200 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4469] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203161 Yes
Bredo [2877] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203157 No
[S. P. Rawlins] [401] Kenya Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002925824 No
Quarré [5381] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203155 No
[Thompson] [1291] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926196 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6298] Burundi Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203170 Yes
Cameron, K.J. [19] Malawi Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926247 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4473] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203160 Yes
Schmitz [318] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203152 Yes
Wilberforce, P.W. [A/75] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926197 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1857] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926198 Yes
Chabwela, N.W. [052] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926199 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3615] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203159 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [656] Zimbabwe Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926245 Yes
Jerboom, W.C. [1337] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926201 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [2926] Zambia Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002926194 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [396a] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203162 Yes
Detilleux [107] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum K002203163 Yes
s.coll. [1289] Mali Pennisetum atrichum K002202442 Yes
s.coll. [842] Nigeria Pennisetum atrichum K002202457 Yes
Raimundo, F.; Guerra, J.A. [791] Guinea-Bissau Pennisetum atrichum K002202445 Yes
Pobeguin, M. [1761] Guinea Pennisetum atrichum K002202450 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum atrichum K002202443 Yes
Chillou, J. [3437] Guinea Pennisetum atrichum K002202447 Yes
Poveguin, M. [1761] Guinea Pennisetum atrichum K002202449 Yes
Lely, H.V. [439] Nigeria Pennisetum atrichum K002202456 Yes
Pereira, J.A.; Correia, M. [2319] Guinea-Bissau Pennisetum atrichum K002202444 Yes
s.coll. [4804] Sierra Leone Pennisetum atrichum K002202448 Yes
Monod [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire Pennisetum atrichum K002202454 Yes
Pirie, J. [35/33] Gambia, The Pennisetum atrichum K002202451 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [918] Sierra Leone Pennisetum atrichum K002202453 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [802] Sierra Leone Pennisetum atrichum K002202452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guinea Pennisetum atrichum K002202446 Yes
Leonard, A. [4448] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203179 No
Brunt, M. [471] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203189 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria Pennisetum hordeoides K002202357 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203187 Yes
s.coll. [8[8]45] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203192 Yes
Marsden, J.; Banks, H.; Betafor, M.; Brodie, S.; Dawson, S.; Mukete, W.; Ndumbe, P.; Nning, J.; Samfon, J. [0016] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203194 No
Vogel [s.n.] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202336 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4452] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202339 Yes
Gilet, J. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203186 Yes
Egger [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203180 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1197] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202335 Yes
s.coll. [1191] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203182 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [1555] Nigeria Pennisetum hordeoides K002202355 Yes
Pobéguin, M. [1740] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202666 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9662] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202664 Yes
Innes, R.R. [31190] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202345 Yes
[Dr. Vogel] [s.n.] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202337 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4576] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203183 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203184 Yes
La Danso, I.L. [31] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202346 Yes
Meurillon, A. [555] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203173 No
Blair Rains, A. [12] Gambia, The Pennisetum hordeoides K002202653 Yes
Innes, R.R. [s.n.] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202341 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9084] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202330 Yes
Luke, Q.; Sanogo, S. [16074] Mali Pennisetum hordeoides K002202660 Yes
Marsden, J.; Banks, H.; Betafor, M.; Brodie, S.; Ndumbe, P.; Nning, J.; Dawson, S.; Samfon, J. [0026] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203195 No
Adams, C.D. [3887] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202344 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4551] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202668 Yes
[illegible] [21088 A] Pennisetum hordeoides K002201615 Yes
Adames, P. [387] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202663 Yes
[Pasatafar] [7649] Togo Pennisetum hordeoides K002202347 Yes
Guinea, E. [228] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202662 Yes
Morton, J.K. [s.n.] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202343 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9688] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202665 Yes
Assi, A. [5928] Cote d'Ivoire Pennisetum hordeoides K002202674 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3806] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202669 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9942] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202327 Yes
Brunt, M. [914] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203191 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India Pennisetum hordeoides K002201617 Yes
Vanderyst [32639] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203178 No
Jansen, J.W.A. [2373] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202331 Yes
Broadbent, J.A. [89] Senegal Pennisetum hordeoides K002202657 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [[2]49] Congo, Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203185 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [4413] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203177 Yes
Luke, Q.; Sanogo, S. [15890] Mali Pennisetum hordeoides K002202659 Yes
Clayton, D. [DC 1431] Nigeria Pennisetum hordeoides K002202358 Yes
Obeng-Darko, K. [706 a] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202340 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [8041] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202671 Yes
Compère, P. [2108] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K001734675 Yes
Harley, W.J. [1045] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202329 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7807] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202670 Yes
Harley, W.J. [2101] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202334 Yes
Blair, I. [s.n.] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202667 Yes
Zenker, G.A.; Staudt, A. [419] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203171 Yes
Thollon, M. [s.n.] Nigeria Pennisetum hordeoides K002202356 Yes
Bos, J.J. [2417] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202333 Yes
Adames, P. [768] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202328 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5335] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203188 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [274] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum hordeoides K002203181 Yes
Brunt, M. [976] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203193 No
Innes, R.R. [s.n.] Ghana Pennisetum hordeoides K002202342 Yes
Sadio [5] Senegal Pennisetum hordeoides K002202658 Yes
s.coll. [111] Equatorial Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002203196 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [11105] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203190 Yes
Tutin, C.E.G. [144] Senegal Pennisetum hordeoides K002202656 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [5033] India Pennisetum hordeoides K002201613 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8631] India Pennisetum hordeoides K002201616 Yes
Pirie, J. [5/33] Gambia, The Pennisetum hordeoides K002202655 Yes
Pobéguin, M. [1740] Guinea Pennisetum hordeoides K002202661 Yes
Ruxton, J.P. [42] Gambia, The Pennisetum hordeoides K002202654 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [7367] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203172 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8613] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203176 Yes
Biswas, R. [307] Nigeria Pennisetum hordeoides K002202354 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [877] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K001734676 Yes
[illegible] [24772 A] Pennisetum hordeoides K002201614 Yes
[Barter] [[8]] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202672 Yes
Tessmann, G. [2762] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203174 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20149] Liberia Pennisetum hordeoides K002202332 Yes
Manning, S.D. [1220] Cameroon Pennisetum hordeoides K002203175 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [8844] Nepal Pennisetum hordeoides K002201618 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sierra Leone Pennisetum hordeoides K002202673 Yes

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