Cenchrus nubicus (Hochst.) Zon

First published in Blumea 64: 214 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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?
Edward, S.; Kebede, E.; Bekele, E.; Negatu, L.; Ayehounie, S. [3813] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203780 Yes
Quartin-Dillon, R.; Petit, A. [18] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203783 Yes
Aylmer, G. [555] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203764 Yes
Procter, J. [3317] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925908 Yes
Steudner [1002] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203781 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [3610] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203766 Yes
Glover, P.E. [49] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925902 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [1021] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925901 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Vollesen, K.B. [3290] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925903 Yes
Blair, I.R. [s.n.] Eritrea Pennisetum nubicum K002203779 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2891] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925911 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [258] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203777 Yes
[Fgwrnle] [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203775 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5415] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum nubicum K002200840 Yes
Hansen, G. [[A]] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002200676 No
Friis; Bidgood, G.S.; Høst, P.; Wondafrash, M.; Kebede, S. [6887] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203776 Yes
[H. E. Mson] [246] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925905 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A111] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203774 Yes
Hansen, G. [s.n.] Pennisetum nubicum K002200675 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1270] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203778 Yes
[Flol] [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203760 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3942] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K001735658 Yes
Stolz, A. [1300] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925907 Yes
[Besheir eff] [59] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203762 Yes
[Babikew Beshiv] [120] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203772 No
Emson, H.E. [137] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925906 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203770 Yes
Mhoro, B. [1355] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925904 Yes
[Jebel tuoza] [1487] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203773 Yes
[flew] [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203759 Yes
Aylmer, G. [621] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203765 Yes
Ferguson, D.F. [351] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203763 Yes
Davies, J.H.; Jonghe [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203771 No
s.coll. [246] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203782 Yes
Lynes, H. [184] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203767 Yes
Greenway [2533] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925910 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1217] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203784 Yes
Hanson, C.G. [s.n.] Pennisetum nubicum K002200677 No
Kotschy, C.G.T. [13] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203786 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2757] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203769 Yes
[Flel] [s.n.] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203768 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7741] Sudan Pennisetum nubicum K002203761 No
Kotschy, C.G.T. [368] Ethiopia Pennisetum nubicum K002203785 Yes
Wolfe, H. [9] Tanzania Pennisetum nubicum K002925909 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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