Cenchrus ciliaris

Cenchrus ciliaris

Cenchrus ciliaris

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 ciliaris

Name

Cenchrus ciliaris L., 1771

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pennisetum cenchroides Rich., C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 213 (1827)
• Heterotypic
  • Cenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 8649 B (1848), nom. nud.
  • Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii Chrtek & Osb.-Kos., Acta Univ. Carol., Biol. 39: 99 (1996)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 346 (1898)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 67 (1853)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Pirotta, Ann. Bot. (Rome) 8: 43 (1908)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustior Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366 (1893)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. villifer Fig. & De Not., Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 68 (1853)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferus Fig. & De Not., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 14: 386 (1854)
  • Cenchrus glaucus C.R.Mudaliar & Sundararaj, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 54: 926 (1957)
  • Cenchrus longifolius Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)
  • Cenchrus melanostachyus A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 594 (1934)
  • Cenchrus mutabilis Wight ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896), pro syn.
  • Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermedius Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 45 (1903 publ. 1902)
  • Cenchrus rufescens Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799)
  • Pennisetum cenchroides var. echioides Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896)
  • Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahense N.Terracc., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 93 (1894)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticum Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 66 (1897)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachya Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1908)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys' Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1907)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. pallens Leeke, Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22 (1907)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. robustior Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Genova 1892: 366 (1892)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. robustius Penz., Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366 (1893)
  • Pennisetum distylum Guss., Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1826: 8 (1826)
  • Pennisetum incomptum Nees ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)
  • Pennisetum longifolium Fenzl ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854), pro syn.
  • Pennisetum oxyphyllum Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 72 (1930)
  • Pennisetum pachycladum Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 215 (1907), orth. var.
  • Pennisetum panormitanum Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 364 (1909)
  • Pennisetum petraeum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106 (1854)
  • Pennisetum polycladum Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 167 (1896)
  • Pennisetum rangei Mez, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 190 (1921)
  • Pennisetum rufescens (Desf.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 302 (1824)
  • Pennisetum teneriffae Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Western Africa' Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Western Sahara, Mauritania Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Cape Verde Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Regional: Central Africa Chad, Mali, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Europe Regional: Southestern Europe Greece, Sicilia Introduced into: Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Marquesas, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page.  2:302.

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 ciliaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cenchrus ciliaris. 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 October 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cenchrus ciliaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cenchrus ciliaris. Published online. Accessed: October 19 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cenchrus ciliaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloubuffelgras
English: Buffel grass, Buffelgrass, Kikuyugrass
español: Pasto buffel, Zacate buffel

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