Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus afer (Bory) Veldkamp

First published in Blumea 59: 71 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar, Réunion. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar, Réunion

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Besnard, G. [s.n.] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926337 Yes
Lorence, D.; Lorence, G. [2515] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926331 Yes
Barclay, C. [2087] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926328 Yes
Rivals, P. [s.n.] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926334 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926336 Yes
Barclay, C. [1247] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926332 Yes
Paul [Riwals] [s.n.] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926333 Yes
Bernardi, L. [14894] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926330 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926335 Yes
Cadet, T. [453] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926329 Yes
[W.J.E. Corde]; et al. [5201] Reunion Pennisetum afrum K002926327 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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