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Taxon:  Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
464260
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Comment:
a proposal for conservation (nom. cons.) of the basionym Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4) P. longistylum Hochst. has failed, as the two taxa are not considered by experts to be synonymous
Verified:
03/13/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Kikuyuochloa clandestina (Hochst. ex Chiov.) H. Scholz

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Reference(s)
  1. Applequist, W. L. 2014. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 66. Taxon 63:1368-1369. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax Note: proposal not recommended
  2. Chemisquy, M. A. et al. 2010. Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106:107-130. URL: http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year
  3. Gutiérrez, H. F. 2014. (2259) Proposal to conserve the name Pennisetum clandestinum (Cenchrus clandestinus) against P. longistylum (Poaceae). Taxon 63:189-190. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  4. Gutiérrez, H. F. 2015. Las especies americanas del género Cenchrus s.l. (Poaceae, Panioideae, Paniceae). Darwiniana 3:114-200.
  5. Veldkamp, J. F. 2014. A revision of Cenchrus incl. Pennisetum (Gramineae) in Malesia with some general nomenclatural notes. Blumea 59:59-75. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
  6. Verloove, F. 2012. New combinations in Cenchrus (Paniceae, Poaceae) in Europe and the Mediterranean area. Willdenowia 42:77-78. URL: http://www.bgbm.org/bgbmpress/willdenowia.htm
Common names
English
Kikuyu grass –
Afrikaans
kikoejoegras –
German
Kikuyugras –
Portuguese
capim-quicuio –
Spanish
kikuyu –
pasto africano –
tapete –
zacate kikuyu –
Transcribed Chinese
pu di lang wei cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceCrete 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCiudad de México 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileEaster Island 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
Cultivated
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece [Crete]
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Galápagos], Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile [Easter Island], Paraguay, Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Environmentalerosion control 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:187. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentallawn/turf 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:187. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalornamental Holttum, R. E. et al. 1953-1971. A revised flora of Malaya.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope


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