Cenchrus ciliaris

Cenchrus ciliaris
Cenchrus ciliaris

Taxonavigation

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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 ciliaris

Name

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Cenchrus ciliaris L., 1771

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Pennisetum cenchroides Rich., C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805), nom. superfl.
    • Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 213 (1827)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 8649 B (1848), nom. nud.
    • Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii Chrtek & Osb.-Kos., Acta Univ. Carol., Biol. 39: 99 (1996)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 346 (1898)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 67 (1853)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Pirotta, Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 43 (1908)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustior Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366 (1893)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. villifer Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 68 (1853)
    • Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferus Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 386 (1854)
    • Cenchrus glaucus C.R.Mudaliar & Sundararaj, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 54: 926 (1957)
    • Cenchrus longifolius Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)
    • Cenchrus melanostachyus A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 594 (1934)
    • Cenchrus mutabilis Wight ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896), pro syn.
    • Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermedius Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 45 (1903 publ. 1902)
    • Cenchrus rufescens Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799)
    • Pennisetum cenchroides var. echioides Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896)
    • Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahense N.Terracc., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 93 (1894)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticum Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 66 (1897)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachya Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1908)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys' Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1907)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. pallens Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1907)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. robustior Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Genova 1892: 366 (1892)
    • Pennisetum ciliare var. robustius Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366 (1893)
    • Pennisetum distylum Guss., Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1826: 8 (1826)
    • Pennisetum incomptum Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)
    • Pennisetum longifolium Fenzl ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854), pro syn.
    • Pennisetum oxyphyllum Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 72 (1930)
    • Pennisetum pachycladum Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 215 (1907), orth. var.
    • Pennisetum panormitanum Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 364 (1909)
    • Pennisetum petraeum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106 (1854)
    • Pennisetum polycladum Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 167 (1896)
    • Pennisetum rangei Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 190 (1921)
    • Pennisetum rufescens (Desf.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824)
    • Pennisetum teneriffae Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh, India
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
    • Regional: Western Africa'
      • Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Western Sahara, Mauritania
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Is., Cape Verde
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Chad, Mali, Niger
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Southestern Europe
      • Greece, Sicilia
    • Introduced into:
      • Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Marquesas, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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Afrikaans: Bloubuffelgras
English: Buffel grass, Buffelgrass, Kikuyugrass
español: Pasto buffel, Zacate buffel
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