Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus stramineus (Peter) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Tanzania, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen

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.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I. [1688] Yemen Pennisetum stramineum K002201026 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Abeid, Y.S. [23962] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204031 Yes
McKinnon, A.S. [S245] Somalia Pennisetum stramineum K002203417 Yes
s.coll. [388] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204006 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jaeger, P.M.L. [6884] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204001 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H40/32/9] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204023 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [5120] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K001323474 Yes
Glover, P.E. [3737] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204008 No
Greenway, P.J. [4339] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204027 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10053] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K000984077 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6744] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204037 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [741] Somalia Pennisetum stramineum K002203416 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [R197] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002203999 No
McKinnon, A.S. [S245] Somalia Pennisetum stramineum K002203419 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5191] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204028 Yes
Hansen, O.J.; Heemstra, H. [6240] Somalia Pennisetum stramineum K002203415 Yes
Leippert [6350] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204033 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2029] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204014 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4497] Ethiopia Pennisetum stramineum K002203414 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9497] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum stramineum K002201024 Yes
Kiube, K. [92] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204012 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB483] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204003 Yes
Leippert [6386] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204034 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1947] Yemen Pennisetum stramineum K002201028 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2742] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204004 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6706] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204038 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7744] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum stramineum K002201025 Yes
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [2000] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204009 Yes
Verdcourt [1458] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204007 No
Edwards, D.C. [1665] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204013 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4411] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204035 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [2945] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204011 Yes
Richards, M. [23532] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204029 Yes
Leippert [5662] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204030 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4320] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204036 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [75/125] Yemen Pennisetum stramineum K002201027 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2029] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204015 Yes
Paulo, S. [299] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K000984080 Yes
Mwinyjuma G. Scout [629] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204024 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9159] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K000984076 Yes
Paulo, S. [341] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K000984079 No
Hornby, H.E. [H40/32/9] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204022 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Mbago, F. [24276] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204026 Yes
Mbuvi, D.M. [441] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204002 Yes
Hatch, S.L. [4173] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204000 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [7] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002203998 Yes
Leippert [5576] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204032 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3273] Somalia Pennisetum stramineum K002203420 Yes
Heady, H.F. [1503] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K000984078 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1315] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204005 Yes
Persson, S. [2325] Kenya Pennisetum stramineum K002204010 Yes
Peterson, A. [78] Tanzania Pennisetum stramineum K002204025 Yes

Sources

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

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    • Flora of Somalia
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    • 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

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