Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus laxius (Clayton) Zon

First published in Blumea 64: 214 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic 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].

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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].
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gledhill, D. [753] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202773 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O. [892] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202772 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI34226] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202774 Yes
Moller, A. [s.n.] Pennisetum laxius K002203215 Yes
Levy, H.V. [P751] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202775 Yes
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25448] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202770 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7971] Sudan Pennisetum laxius K002203832 Yes
Moller, A. [s.n.] Pennisetum laxius K002203214 Yes
Boni, Y. [s.n.] Benin Pennisetum laxius K002202769 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A2764] Ghana Pennisetum laxius K002202768 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7971] Sudan Pennisetum laxius K002203830 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [342] Nigeria Pennisetum laxius K002202771 Yes
Myers, J.G. [7971] Sudan Pennisetum laxius K002203831 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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