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Taxon:  Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud.



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
9803
Place of publication:
E. G. Steudel, Syn. pl. glumac. 1:109. 1854
Verified:
09/16/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum pennisetiforme (Hochst. & Steud.) Wipff

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Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.
  2. 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
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do Note: mentions
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 URL: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
  5. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.
  6. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud.
  7. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud.; = C. ciliaris L.
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.
  9. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.
  10. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud.
  12. Wipff, J. K. 2001. Nomenclatural changes in Pennisetum (Poaceae: Paniceae). Sida 19:527. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
  13. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud. & Hochst.
Common names
English
buffel grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.w.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Cultivated
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.w.)]
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagefide Grass BCIP, as Cenchrus pennisetiformis; F Ethiop, as Cenchrus pennisetiformis; Econ Pl Aust, as Cenchrus ciliarisLazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Environmentalerosion controlas Cenchrus pennisetiformisHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 URL: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#


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