Enneapogon cenchroides

Enneapogon cenchroides

Enneapogon cenchroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Cotteinae
Genus: Enneapogon
Species: Enneapogon cenchroides

Name

Enneapogon cenchroides (Roem. & Schult.) C.E.Hubb., 1934

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pappophorum cenchroides Licht. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 616 (1817).
• Heterotypic
  • Enneapogon mollis Lehm., Nov. Stirp. Pug. 3: 40 (1831).
  • Pappophorum molle (Lehm.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 256 (1833).
  • Pappophorum senegalense Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 199 (1854).
  • Pappophorum abyssinicum Hochst., Flora 38: 202 (1855).
  • Pappophorum cenchroides var. albescens Schweinf., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 99 (1894).
  • Pappophorum robustum Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 302 (1896).
  • Enneapogon abyssinicus (Hochst.) Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 229 (1899).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Central Africa Chad, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Central Asia Pakistan Introduced into: Arizona, Brazil Northeast, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hubbard, C.E., 1934. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew. Kew 1934:119.

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. Enneapogon cenchroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Enneapogon cenchroides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Enneapogon cenchroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Enneapogon cenchroides. Published online. Accessed: September 10 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Enneapogon cenchroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Tuingras
English: soft feather pappusgrass

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