Cenchrus spinifex

Cenchrus spinifex
Cenchrus spinifex

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 spinifex

Name

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Cenchrus spinifex Cav., 1799

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Cenchrus albertsonii Runyon, Amer. J. Bot. 26: 485 (1939)
    • Cenchrus carolinianus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 79 (1788), nom. rej.
    • Cenchrus humilis Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 488 (1927)
    • Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 135 (1837)
    • Cenchrus microcephalus Nash ex Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 356 (1917)
    • Cenchrus muricatus Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 36: 202 (1870), nom. illeg.
    • Cenchrus parviceps Shinners, Field & Lab. 24: 73 (1956)
    • Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 56 (1844)
    • Cenchrus pauciflorus var. muricatus Caro & E.A.Sánchez, Kurtziana 4: 122 (1967)
    • Cenchrus roseus E.Fourn. ex Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 507 (1885)
    • Cenchrus spinosus Rojas Acosta, Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes: 188 (1897)
    • Cenchrus strictus Chapm., Bot. Gaz. 3: 20 (1878)
    • Nastus carolinianus (Walter) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 214 (1915)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: America
      • Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.

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: Sandklitsgras
English: coastal sandbur
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