Cenchrus unisetus

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 unisetus

Name

Cenchrus unisetus (Nees) Morrone, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 130. (2010)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gymnotrix uniseta Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 66. (1841)
• Homotypic
  • Beckera dioica Nees, Linnaea 16: 219 (1842), nom. superfl.
  • Beckera uniseta (Nees) Nees ex Hochst., Flora 27: 512 (1844)
  • Pennisetum unisetum (Nees) Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 49 (1881)
  • Beckeropsis uniseta (Nees) K.Schum. ex Stapf & C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 269 (1933)
• Heterotypic
  • Beckera glabrescens Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 118 (1854)
  • Pennisetum kirkii Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 286 (1897)

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