Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus trachyphyllus (Pilg.) Morrone

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

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Ndabaneze, P. (1989). Catalogue des Graminées du Burundi. Lejeunia; Revue de Botanique, n.s., 132: 1-127.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: I-X, 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1998 Cheek, M.; Satabie; Onana; Litt; Dilen; Tsegaye; Si [8587] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001422557 Yes
May 1, 1998 Kamundi, D.; Manyuchi; Gashu; Abebe; Ayeah [705] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001422554 Yes
Apr 1, 1998 Zapfack, L. [1079] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001422551 Yes
May 1, 1932 Ross, F.J. [166] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K000281229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willan, R.L. [594] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203874 No
Grimshaw, J. [94301] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001323471 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1198] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202854 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1445] Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202859 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1584] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203280 Yes
Linton, A. [175] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203867 Yes
Powell, H. [141] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203866 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [1357A] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203850 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th470] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203837 Yes
Volkens, G. [1246] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001323469 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3867] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203869 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [7589] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203880 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1170] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203875 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3718] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203846 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1142] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203852 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1390] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203843 Yes
Laurent, J.F. [130] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202855 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1174] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203841 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1422] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203836 Yes
Frame, G.W. [238] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203878 Yes
Powell, H. [144] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203865 No
Smeds, H. [555] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203284 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8710] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203285 Yes
Devred [3880] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202857 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4625] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203859 Yes
[B. Frõman] [3267] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203289 Yes
Nditapah, J.K. [[96]] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202851 Yes
Robyns [4079] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202856 Yes
Holst, C. [3253] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K000281228 Type Yes
Wallace, G.B. [1214] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001323470 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11993] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203879 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [9391] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203287 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7568] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203283 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2793] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203849 Yes
Myers, J.G. [11779] Sudan Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203277 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1729] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203276 Yes
Namaganda, M. [908] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203844 Yes
Staples, R.R. [220] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203870 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67/593] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203858 Yes
s.coll. [A115] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203286 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [3783] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203873 Yes
Troupin, G. [16321] Rwanda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202860 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1741] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203881 Yes
Staples, R.R. [346] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203871 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1142] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203851 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th242I] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203838 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [1838] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203857 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Evans, A.N. [74/710] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203855 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [1190] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203864 Yes
Parker, C. [E170] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203278 No
Mooney, H.F. [5336] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203282 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [8332] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203290 Yes
Aeichinger [G5883] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203872 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2958] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203854 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [341] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202848 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1741] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203882 Yes
s.coll. [1804] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202852 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [372] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203848 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9233] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203862 No
Iecama [G-93] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203291 Yes
Brunt, M. [923] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202850 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th765] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203839 Yes
[Limmeman] [1962] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001734690 No
Greenway, P.J. [3071] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K001323472 Yes
Napper, D.; Lind; Agneau; Beecher [1718] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203863 Yes
H. E. [Hewys Lloyd] [14] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203845 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7815] Burundi Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202861 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1151] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203856 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1155] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203842 Yes
Kabuye, C.H.S. [76] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203861 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6056] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203281 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jakobsen, K. [360] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203288 Yes
Harker, K.W. [510] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203847 Yes
[R. Winghield] [287] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203876 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14693] Ethiopia Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203279 Yes
Leippert [6137] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203868 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1174] Uganda Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203840 Yes
Davidse, G. [7049] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203853 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [2827] Kenya Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203860 Yes
Ngoundai [85] Tanzania Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002203877 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [341] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202853 Yes
s.coll. [[Bam/20]] Cameroon Pennisetum trachyphyllum K002202849 Yes

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