Cenchrus

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Cenchrus
Cenchrus longispinus.jpg
Cenchrus longispinus [1]
Cenchrus echinatus burr4 (6923220592).jpg
Cenchrus echinatus burr
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
L. (1753) [2]
Type species
Cenchrus echinatus [3] [4]
L.
Synonyms [5]
  • AmphochaetaAndersson (1855)
  • BeckeropsisFig. & De Not. (1853)
  • CatatherophoraSteud. (1829)
  • CenchropsisNash (1903)
  • EchinariaFabr. (1759), rejected name not Desf. 1799
  • EriochaetaFig. & De Not. (1853)
  • GymnotrixP.Beauv. (1812)
  • KikuyuochloaH.Scholz (2006)
  • LloydiaDelile (1844), nom. illeg.
  • OdontelytrumHack. (1898)
  • PenicillariaWilld. (1809)
  • PennisetumRich. (1805)
  • PseudochaetochloaHitchc. (1924)
  • RaramAdans. (1763)
  • RuncinaAllamand (1770)
  • SericuraHassk. (1842)

Cenchrus is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. [4] [6] Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands. [7] [8]

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Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur. Such names allude to the sharp, spine-covered burrs characterizing the inflorescences of the members of the genus. [9]

Some botanists include the genus within the related genus Pennisetum .

Species

107 species are currently accepted. [5] They include: [10] [11] [12] [13]

Formerly included [10]

Several species are now considered better suited to other genera: Anthephora, Centotheca, Dactyloctenium, Echinaria, Echinolaena, Hackelochloa, Hilaria, Pennisetum, Phragmites, Scleria, Setaria, Trachys, Tragus, Tribolium .

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References

  1. ↑ Line drawing of Cenchrus longispinus from the USDA PLANTS Database. Source: http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ceca6_001_avd.tif Original source: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 167.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Cenchrus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 9 March 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ↑ lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 193 (1929)
  4. 1 2 Tropicos, Cenchrus L.
  5. 1 2 Cenchrus L. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1049–1050 in Latin
  7. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 552 蒺藜草属 ji li cao shu Cenchrus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1049. 1753.
  8. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cenchrus includes photos and range maps for several species
  9. ↑ "What is a Sandspur anyway?". shelkey.org. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  10. 1 2 "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
  11. ↑ "Cenchrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Cenchrus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  13. ↑ The Plant List search for Cenchrus
  14. ↑ Henry DR Pasture plants of Southern Inland Queensland. DPI. 1995
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