Cenchrus setigerus

Cenchrus setigerus

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 setigerus

Name

Cenchrus setigerus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 395. (1806)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum vahlii Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 49 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. setigerum (Vahl) Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1907).
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. setiger (Vahl) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 342 (1952).
  • Pennisetum setigerum (Vahl) Wipff, Sida 19: 526 (2001)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus tripsacoides R.Br. in H.Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: 62 (1814), nom. nud.
  • Cenchrus schimperi Hochst. & Steud. in E.G.von Steudel, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840), nom. nud.
  • Cenchrus quinquevalvis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 8854 B, C (1848), nom. nud.
  • Cenchrus montanus Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 111 (1854).
  • Cenchrus bulbifer Hochst. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 448 (1884), pro syn.
  • Cenchrus uniflorus Ehrenb. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 448 (1884), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt Regional: Central Africa Burkina, Chad, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Western Africa Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Pakistan Regional: Southeastern Asia Iran, Andaman Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is. Introduced into: Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China South-Central, Hawaii, Japan, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Caledonia, Texas 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. 

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

Vernacular names

English: Birdwood Grass

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