Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus violaceus (Lam.) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 130 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Sahel. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.

Seed Collection Guides

  • eMonocot: Pennisetum violaceum http://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:433032 Andrews, D.J. & Kumar, K.A. (2006) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) http://uses.plantnet­ project.org/en/Pennisetum_glaucum_(PROTA)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 28, 1989 Diallo, D.; Hveem, B.; Mahmoud, M.A. [252] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212101 Yes
Mar 25, 1970 Kotschy [274] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K000281178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Rossetti, C. [190] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212096 Yes
Aug 1, 1962 Rossetti, C. [123] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212095 Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Chevalier, A.J.B. [3] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212098 Yes
Golding, F. [22] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K000281300 Holotype Yes
Hagerup, O. [340] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000281307 Isotype Yes
Pappi, A. [8036] Eritrea Pennisetum violaceum K002203643 Yes
Blair, I.J. [201] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203635 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [N84] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K002202239 Yes
Harrison, M.N. [113] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203626 No
Jackson, J.K. [3272] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203634 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [22] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203623 No
Michelmore, A.P.G. Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K000281179 Type Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2761] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203642 Yes
Rouetti, Th. [61/244] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Pennisetum violaceum K002201110 Yes
Adanson [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203625 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [9824] Chad Pennisetum violaceum K002203028 Yes
Trabut, L. [s.n.] Algeria Pennisetum violaceum K000244614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Andrews, F.W. [22A] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203636 Yes
Roger [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202201 Yes
Monod, T. [10674] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202183 Yes
Cheaker, A. [43321] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202266 Yes
s.coll. [3577] Chad Pennisetum violaceum K002203026 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203629 No
de Leeuw, P.N. [2047] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K002202238 Yes
Newoy, J.E. [ZP 182] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202267 Yes
Saadon, M. [1428] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202268 Yes
Rattray, J.; Challenger, H.M. [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202203 Yes
Pfund; [Raroofan] [351] Pennisetum violaceum K001734681 No
Adam, J.G. [1027] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202192 Yes
Roger Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K000281305 Holotype Yes
Roger Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K000281306 Holotype Yes
Golding, F. [22] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K000281301 Type Yes
Laegaard, S.; Traoré, S.A. [17092] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202195 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; de Wilde-Duyfies, B.E.E. [5351] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203630 No
Wickens, G.E. [2331] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203640 Yes
Kotschy [234] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K000281177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heudelot [299] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202196 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202204 Yes
Saadou, M. [1834] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202262 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [3098] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203624 No
Figari [s.n.] Egypt Pennisetum violaceum K002201044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202252 Yes
Heudelot [[2837]] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202197 Yes
Saadon, M. [1412] Niger Pennisetum violaceum K002202260 Yes
Trabut, L. Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000281308 Type Yes
Harrison, M.N. [93[6]] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203637 Yes
Gwynn, A.W. [122] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K002202240 Yes
s.coll. [509] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203627 No
Monod, T. [61/202] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202184 Yes
Rossetti, C. [163] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212097 Yes
[M. Bidjew] [66] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202202 No
Wickens, G.E. [1122] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203631 Yes
Blair, I.J. [200] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203638 Yes
Pfund [390] Pennisetum violaceum K001734682 No
Arvidsson, I. [258] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202186 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2777] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203632 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2319] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203641 Yes
Adam, J.G. [19906] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202191 Yes
[Mr. Elongton] [4004] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202198 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21780-15] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202182 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A125] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203639 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203633 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [s.n.] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202199 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [12692] Pennisetum violaceum K002203027 No
Jardin Guinea Pennisetum violaceum K000281303 Type Yes
Golding, F. [22] Nigeria Pennisetum violaceum K002202237 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A126] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203622 No
Rogeon, J.-.F. [8] Mali Pennisetum violaceum K000212099 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21780-15] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202189 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [5739] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K002202200 Yes
s.coll. [3462] Chad Pennisetum violaceum K002203025 Yes
[flor] [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K002203628 No
Chevalier, A. [33824] Senegal Pennisetum violaceum K000281304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monod, T. [1890] Mauritania Pennisetum violaceum K002202190 Yes
Kotschy [234] Sudan Pennisetum violaceum K000281176 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 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/

  • 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

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
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