Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus procerus (Stapf) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to Kenya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Uganda

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1975 Elliot, G.F.S. [6831] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386421 Yes
Webster, M.M. [K194] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386428 Yes
Heathcote, O. [AB5366] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386423 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [7312] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386424 Yes
Wilson, J. [1064] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925833 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2600] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925838 Yes
Kutilek, M. [164] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386425 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [144] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386422 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3119] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925837 Yes
Leippert, H. [5127] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386426 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3286] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386420 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th380] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925830 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [4004] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386427 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25117] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000281289 Holotype Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [10A] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925834 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [43] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925835 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2177] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925831 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3282] Kenya Pennisetum procerum K000386419 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th4522] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925832 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2991] Uganda Pennisetum procerum K002925836 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • 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