Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus massaicus (Stapf) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Zimbabwe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Emson, H.E. [445] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203910 Yes
Linton, A. [39] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K000281226 Isotype Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1656] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203908 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4133] Somalia Pennisetum massaicum K002203314 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [14 A] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203914 Yes
Ament, J.G. [499] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203891 Yes
Faulkner, H. [4882] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203913 Yes
Robson, T.C. [187] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203912 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [2859 ] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203901 Yes
[P. J. Stewart] [608] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203899 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1655] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203906 Yes
Linton, A. [72] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K000281225 Type Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2987] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203902 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2409] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203903 Yes
Hignight, K. [s.n.] United States Pennisetum massaicum K002926680 Yes
Leippert [5666] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203911 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB896] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203904 Yes
Hignight, K. [s.n.] United States Pennisetum massaicum K002926679 Yes
Stewart [549] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203900 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1098] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203905 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2502] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203897 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12834] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203895 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9169] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203898 Yes
Livingstone, D.A. [81-4] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203893 Yes
West, O. [4043] Zimbabwe Pennisetum massaicum K002925928 Yes
Crook, A.O. [2049] Zimbabwe Pennisetum massaicum K002925927 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1621] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203894 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [20] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203907 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1706] Zimbabwe Pennisetum massaicum K002925929 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3614] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203896 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3289] Kenya Pennisetum massaicum K002203892 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. [24071] Tanzania Pennisetum massaicum K002203909 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0