Cenchrus clandestinus

Cenchrus clandestinus

Cenchrus clandestinus

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 clandestinus

Name

Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 127. (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 41. (1903 publ. 1902)
• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum longistylum var. clandestinum (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 23. (1907)
  • Kikuyuochloa clandestina (Hochst. ex Chiov.) H.Scholz, Feddes Repert. 117: 513. (2006)
• Heterotypic
  • Pennisetum inclusum Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 209. (1910)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Regional: Central Africa Zaïre Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Azores, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, China South-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Namibia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chemisquy, M.A., Giussani, L.M., Scataglini, M.A., Kellogg, E.A. & Morrone, O. 2010. Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Annals of Botany 106(1): 107–130. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq090 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus clandestinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus clandestinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus clandestinus. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus clandestinus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

中文: 铺地狼尾草

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