Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus riparius (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Introduced into:

Burundi

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.
  • 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.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Linton, A. [183] Kenya Pennisetum dowsonii K002204161 No
Heady, H.F. [1663] Tanzania Pennisetum dowsonii K000984072 Yes
Pócs, T.; Chuwa, S. [89016/A] Tanzania Pennisetum dowsonii K000984074 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12547] Tanzania Pennisetum dowsonii K001087173 No
Senga, C. [31] Tanzania Pennisetum dowsonii K000984073 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6797] Tanzania Pennisetum dowsonii K002204160 Yes
Friis, I.; Lock, M.; Egiru, L. [10104] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203506 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; et al. [7465] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203509 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [1136] Tanzania Pennisetum riparium K001323476 Yes
Wingfield [765] Tanzania Pennisetum riparium K002204157 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1227] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K000281212 Holotype Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1227] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K000281213 Type Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1227] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K000281211 Holotype Yes
Schimper [84] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K000281190 Type Yes
Schimper [84] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K000281189 Isotype Yes
Schimper [84] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K000281188 Isotype Yes
Thomas, A.S. [2374] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K002204154 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2792] Kenya Pennisetum riparium K000489783 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [1110] Tanzania Pennisetum riparium K001323479 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1560] Kenya Pennisetum riparium K000489779 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3132] Tanzania Pennisetum riparium K001323477 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1214] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K002204156 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8151] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203508 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1214] Uganda Pennisetum riparium K002204155 Yes
[A. H. Waaren Das] [1007] Tanzania Pennisetum riparium K001323478 Yes
Ash, J. [2045] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203511 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [507] Kenya Pennisetum riparium K000281209 Holotype Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4087] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203510 Yes
Lecama [RS 121] Ethiopia Pennisetum riparium K002203507 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [562] Kenya Pennisetum riparium K000281210 Holotype 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