Cenchrus divisus

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 divisus

Cenchrus divisus (J.F.Gmel.) Verloove, Govaerts & Buttler, Phytotaxa 181: 59. (2014)

Basionym
- Panicum divisum J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 156. (1791)
Homotypic
- Pennisetum divisum (J.F.Gmel.) Henrard, Blumea 3: 162. (1938)
Heterotypic
- Panicum dichotomum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 19. (1775), nom. illeg.
- Cenchrus ramosissimus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 51. (1804).
- Pennisetum dichotomum Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 159. (1813), nom. superfl.
- Pennisetum asperifolium Hochst. & Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 297. (1841), pro syn.
- Pennisetum elatum Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106. (1854).
- Gymnotrix longiglumis Munro ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 85. (1896), pro syn.
- Pennisetum dichotomum var. subplumosum Hack. ex Trotter, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 323. (1915)
- Pennisetum dichotomum var. scabrum Maire & Trab., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 320. (1931)
- Cenchrus elatus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Verloove, Willdenowia 42: 78. (2012)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Central Asia
  - Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Eritrea, Somalia
- Introduced into:
  - Canary Is.

Verloove, F., Govaerts, R. & Buttler, K.P. 2014. A new combination in Cenchrus (Poaceae: Paniceae), with lectotypification of Panicum divisum. Phytotaxa 181(1): 59-60. DOI: 10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.181.1.5

WCVP . Cenchrus divisus in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 19 . Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cenchrus divisus 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 divisus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus divisus. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus divisus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.