Cenchrus setigerus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species: Cenchrus setigerus

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

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.

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

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.

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.

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. Reference page.
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. Reference page.