Cenchrus tribuloides

Cenchrus tribuloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species: Cenchrus tribuloides

Name

Cenchrus tribuloides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 1050. (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cenchrus echinatus var. tribuloides (L.) Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 69 (1823)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus tribuloides var. macrocarpus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 110 (1854), pro syn.
  • Cenchrus vaginatus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 110 (1854)
  • Cenchrus tribuloides var. macrocephalus Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 312 (1877)
  • Cenchrus macrocephalus (Döll) Scribn., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 17: 110 (1899)
  • Cenchrus tribuloides f. monostachys Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 79 (1899)
  • Cenchrus bambusoides Caro & E.A.Sánchez, Kurtziana 4: 44 (1967)
  • Cenchrus pauciflorus f. monostachys (Asch. & Graebn.) Soó, Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 123 (1971 publ. 1972)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Greece, Hawaii, Japan, Tonga References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1050. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus tribuloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus tribuloides. Published online. Accessed: June 2 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus tribuloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Sand Dune Sandbur

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