Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus mezianus (Leeke) Morrone

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

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Introduced into:

India

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

  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 27, 2008 Crawford, F. [190] Namibia Pennisetum mezianum K000450392 Yes
Myers, J.G. [14063] Sudan Pennisetum mezianum K002203315 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [494] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766206 Yes
Kassner [584] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000281224 Isotype Yes
Gosnell, J.M. [666] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766231 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [11] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766221 No
{McMillan, W.N.}; Mearns, E.A. [146] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766207 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2913] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766182 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6292] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766191 Yes
Robison, T. [1454] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766241 No
Richards, M. [23533] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766260 Yes
Strid, P.A.K. [3465] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766189 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Pennisetum mezianum K002201932 Yes
{Mr. G. Milne; Mrs G. Milne} [14] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766251 Yes
Napier, E.R. [2476] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766208 Yes
Harris, L.D. [39] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K002203921 No
[A. N. Sindhe] [42] India Pennisetum mezianum K002201706 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3700] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766184 Yes
Smook, L. [9991] Namibia Pennisetum mezianum K002926640 Yes
Powys, G. [476] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766225 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14180] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K000766150 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [79] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766215 No
McDonald, J. [1062] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766202 Yes
Brunt, M. [s.n.] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766209 Yes
[A. Shaared Das] [976] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766248 Yes
Friis, I.; Harris, T.; Hailu, A.; Gatachew, E. [13810] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K002203317 Yes
Adamson, T. [EAH11656] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766197 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6987] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766226 Yes
s.coll. [1915/61] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766220 No
Richards, M. [23694] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K002203922 Yes
Drake-Brockman [s.n.] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766233 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4499] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K000766152 Yes
Ivens, G.W. [1311] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766242 No
Heady, H.F. [1505] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766244 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1546] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766239 No
Kokwaro, J.O. [1636] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766190 Yes
Verdcourt [490] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766230 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2822] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766186 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8556] Namibia Pennisetum mezianum K000281269 Type Yes
Linton, A. [87] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K002203917 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [1317] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766203 Yes
Phillips, M.S. [573] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766193 Yes
Bally [B9739] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766195 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3384] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766187 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2123] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766237 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11773] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766256 Yes
Powell, H. [127] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K002203916 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1261] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766181 Yes
Buxton, D.R. [s.n.] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766180 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [700] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766213 No
[Leelubaubey] [55] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766188 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2188] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766259 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2934] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766217 No
Bogdan, A. [1314] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766219 No
[H. E. Lewys Lloyd] [13] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766253 Yes
Nath, J. [s.n.] Australia Pennisetum mezianum K002201933 Yes
Gagah, C.N. [H-288] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766200 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [145] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766228 Yes
Stordy, R.G.; Drake; Brockmann [s.n.] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K000766151 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG931198] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766245 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O.; Mathenge, S.G. [2860] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766232 Yes
Geilinger, W. [s.n.] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K001323473 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [429] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766212 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [2179] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766235 No
Hignight, K. [s.n.] United States Pennisetum mezianum K002926681 Yes
Paulo, S. [294] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766246 Yes
Mesfin, T.; Vollesen, K.B. [4191] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K000766149 Yes
Paulo, S. [361] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766243 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6746] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766257 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [983] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766204 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3323] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K000766153 Yes
Raynal, J. [19340] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766255 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. [300] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766223 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [438B] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766247 Yes
Davies, W. [s.n.] Australia Pennisetum mezianum K002201930 Yes
Myers, J.G. [14073] Sudan Pennisetum mezianum K002203316 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB484] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766218 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [25202] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K002203923 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1325] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766250 Yes
Barichievy, B. [s.n.] South Africa Pennisetum mezianum K002926639 Yes
Linder [3585] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766199 Yes
Stewart, D.R.M. [490] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766227 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [5056] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K002203918 Yes
s.coll. [5] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766201 Yes
Elliott, G.F.S. [6292] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K002203915 Yes
[A. C. Brooks] [702] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766240 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [124] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766211 No
Bally [B2681] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766194 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [K58] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766198 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9836] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766254 Yes
Stewart [586] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766224 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [862] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766205 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H40/32/7] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766252 Yes
Magogo, F.C. [1325] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766229 Yes
Paulo, S. [318] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766238 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4333] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766258 No
Drake-Brockman [s.n.] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K002203919 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2702] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766216 No
Carter, S.; Stannard, B. [684] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766192 Yes
Adamson, T. [11] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766196 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [3904] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766185 Yes
White, C.T. [6614] Australia Pennisetum mezianum K002201931 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [11248] Ethiopia Pennisetum mezianum K002203318 Yes
Vesey-Filzgerald, D. [2218] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766236 No
Uhlig [1076] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000281223 Type Yes
Langdale-Brown [1568 ] Uganda Pennisetum mezianum K000766183 No
Leippert [5577] Tanzania Pennisetum mezianum K000766249 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel [1555] Kenya Pennisetum mezianum K000766214 No
de Winter, B. [3338] South Africa Pennisetum stapfianum K002926657 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18046] South Africa Pennisetum stapfianum K002926658 Yes

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