Cenchrus orientalis

Cenchrus orientalis

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 orientalis

Name

Cenchrus orientalis (Rich.) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128. (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pennisetum orientale Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805)
• Homotypic
  • Panicum orientale (Rich.) Willd., Enum. Pl.: 1031 (1809).
  • Pennisetum setaceum var. orientale (Rich.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 45 (1940).
  • Pennisetum setaceum subsp. orientale (Rich.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 333 (1952).
• Heterotypic
  • Pennisetum fasciculatum Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 181 (1834).
  • Pennisetum sinaicum Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 11 (1834).
  • Alopecurus hordeiformis Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 61 (1840), pro syn.
  • Pennisetum tenue Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 12: 246 (1852).
  • Pennisetum variabile Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 12: 248 (1852).
  • Pennisetum phalariforme Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106 (1854).
  • Pennisetum triflorum Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 107 (1854).
  • Pennisetum persicum Boiss. & Buhse, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 232 (1860).
  • Pennisetum griffithii Munro ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 86 (1896), pro syn.
  • Pennisetum orientale var. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 86 (1896).
  • Cenchrus orientalis subsp. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Acev.-Rodr. & M.T.Strong, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98: 723 (2012), without basionym citation.

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

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