Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus trisetus (Leeke) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 130 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Zimbabwe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1976 Schimper [1411] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K000281130 Type Yes
[Peim/Fròman] [1729] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203300 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Rushworth, J.E.; Mavi, S. [1826] Zimbabwe Pennisetum trisetum K002925926 Yes
Kerfoot [2732] Kenya Pennisetum trisetum K002203890 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [569] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trisetum K002202867 Yes
Leonard, A. [5210] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trisetum K002202870 Yes
Friis, I.; Hounde, A.; Jakobsen, K. [593] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203296 Yes
[L. M. Teifry] [1647] Uganda Pennisetum trisetum K002203883 Yes
Stewart, R.B. [169] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203298 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8536] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203295 Yes
s.coll. [1966] Kenya Pennisetum trisetum K002203887 Yes
Ysaker, V. [114] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trisetum K002202868 Yes
Troupin, G. [5973] Rwanda Pennisetum trisetum K002202871 Yes
Leonard, A. [2631] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trisetum K001734671 Yes
McDonald, J. [981] Kenya Pennisetum trisetum K002203886 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [483] Kenya Pennisetum trisetum K002203889 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2625] Uganda Pennisetum trisetum K002203885 Yes
[Kstencle]; [Sheil] [2285] Uganda Pennisetum trisetum K002203884 Yes
[B. Fròman] [3200] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203299 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8681] Ethiopia Pennisetum trisetum K002203297 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [3143] Kenya Pennisetum trisetum K002203888 Yes
Devred [3879] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pennisetum trisetum K002202869 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [2121] Tanzania Pennisetum trisetum K000281227 Isotype Yes
Eyles, F. [3423] Zimbabwe Pennisetum trisetum K002925925 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [2793] Zimbabwe Pennisetum trisetum K001735659 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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