Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus pedicellatus (Trin.) Morrone

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Verde, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, West Himalaya, Zambia

Introduced into:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Florida, New Caledonia, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • van der Zon, A.P.M. (2023). Revision of Cenchrus section Brevivalvula (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Kew Bulletin 78: 415-424.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Datta, B.K., Saha, R. Roy, M. & Majumder, K. (2008). Grasses of West Tripura district, Tripura, India. Pleione 2: 98-105.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (2000). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam, ed. 2, 3: 1-1020. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
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  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
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  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2014). A revision of Cenchrus incl. Pennisetum (Gramineae) in Malesia with some general nomenclatural notes. Blumea 59: 59-75.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1961 Davey, J.T. [43] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386525 Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Hagerup, O.; Olufsen, O. [376] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386521 Yes
Feb 1, 1961 Davey, J.T. [215] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386520 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1335] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106048 Yes
Naegele, A. [26] Burkina Faso Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386511 Yes
Laegaard, S. [21763] Thailand Pennisetum pedicellatum K000688360 No
Scholz [41] Burkina Faso Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386513 Yes
Brooks, R.R. [471] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106044 Yes
Nee, M. [42746] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106040 Yes
Hoock, J. [976] Guyana Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106038 Yes
Yotsumoto, T. [1] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106042 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [6434] Burkina Faso Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386515 Yes
Hastchbach, G. [59571] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106045 Yes
Schimper [793] Ethiopia Pennisetum pedicellatum K000281239 Type Yes
Parker, C. [1982] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386516 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [1672] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106043 Yes
Sihvonen, J. [98] Burkina Faso Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386512 Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1295] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106047 Yes
Charoenphol, Ch.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [4535] Thailand Pennisetum pedicellatum K000688361 No
Kotschy [394] Sudan Pennisetum pedicellatum K000281241 Type Yes
Nascimento, M.S.B. [1271] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106039 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S. [1193] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106046 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [30227] Ghana Pennisetum pedicellatum K000281174 Isotype Yes
Chevalier, A. [2264] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386522 Yes
Leprieur Senegal Pennisetum pedicellatum K000281175 Type Yes
Parker, C. [1983] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386510 No
Coradin, L. [2092] Brazil Pennisetum pedicellatum K001106041 Yes
Rogeon, J.-.F. [282] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386524 Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [164] Ethiopia Pennisetum pedicellatum K000281240 Isotype Yes
Bamps [2475] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386519 Yes
Chevalier, A. [29987] Mali Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386523 Yes
Farrow, R.A. [96] Niger Pennisetum pedicellatum K000386518 Yes

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