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Taxon:
Cenchrus polystachios
(L.) Morrone
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
476779
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:129. 2010
Verified:
02/16/2016
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
37
(
37
active,
22
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cenchrus polystachios
(L.) Morrone subsp.
atrichus
(Stapf & C. E. Hubb.) Morrone
(0 active accession[s])
Cenchrus polystachios
(L.) Morrone subsp.
polystachios
(0 active accession[s])
Cenchrus polystachios
(L.) Morrone subsp.
setosus
(Sw.) P. M. Peterson & Y. Herrera
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute.
African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Dujardin, M. & W. W. Hanna.
1989. Crossability of Pearl Millet with wild
Pennisetum
species. Crop Sci. (Madison) 29:77-80.
Simon, B. K.
2010. New taxa, nomenclatural changes and notes on Australian grasses in the tribe Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Austrobaileya 8:187-219.
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
Common names
English
feather pennisetum –
Reference(s)
mission grass –
Reference(s)
thin Napier grass –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-avião –
Reference(s)
capim-custódio –
Reference(s)
capim-mandante –
Reference(s)
capim-oferecido –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. in paleotropics
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Indochina
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
n.
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
n.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
s.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
s.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
s.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Marshall Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Vanuatu
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Belize
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Panama
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Panama
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Congo
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Naturalized
REGION:
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA:
Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
,
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida (s.)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas (s.e.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona (s.), Nevada (s.)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Chiapas, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Marshall Islands
,
Palau
,
United States
[Guam, Northern Mariana Islands]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
Vanuatu
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds.
1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:189.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Name
References