Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus yemensis (Deflers) Rudov & Akhani

First published in Front. Plant Sci. 11-546518: 30 (2020)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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?
Collenette, I.S. [3684] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201048 Yes
Chaudhary, S. [3852A] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201045 Yes
Chandhans, J. [7274] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201046 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [14100] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201047 Yes
Bisset, E. [186] Yemen Pennisetum yemense K002201053 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [14166] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201050 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1826] Yemen Pennisetum yemense K002201051 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [14246] Saudi Arabia Pennisetum yemense K002201049 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1582] Yemen Pennisetum yemense K002201054 Yes
Brunt, M. [2410] Yemen Pennisetum yemense K002201052 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 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