Cenchrus myosuroides

Cenchrus myosuroides

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 myosuroides

Name

Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth, 1816

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cenchropsis myosuroides (Kunth) Nash, J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 109 (1903)
  • Pennisetum myosuroides (Kunth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 303 (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchropsis ekmaniana (Hitchc.) Wipff & R.B.Shaw, Phytoneuron 2018-54: 2 (2018)
  • Cenchropsis myosuroides var. longiseta (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) Wipff & R.B.Shaw, Phytoneuron 2018-54: 2 (2018)
  • Cenchrus alopecuroides J.Presl, C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 317 (1831), nom. illeg.
  • Cenchrus ekmanianus Hitchc., Misc. Publ. U.S.D.A. 243: 361 (1936)
  • Cenchrus elliotii Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 51 (1829)
  • Cenchrus myosuroides var. longisetus Caro & E.A.Sánchez, Kurtziana 4: 112 (1967)
  • Cenchrus scabridus Arechav., Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 1: 556 (1897)
  • Cenchrus setoides Buckley, Prelim. Rep. Surv. Texas, App.: 2 (1866)
  • Panicum cenchroides Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 111 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Pennisetum pungens Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 54 (1818)
  • Setaria elliottiana Schult., Mant. 2: 279 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Regional: Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia Regional: Central America Costa Rica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., 1816. Nov. Gen. Sp. 1:94[folio]; 1:115[quarto], t. 35.

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 myosuroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cenchrus myosuroides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus myosuroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus myosuroides. Published online. Accessed: October 19 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus myosuroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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