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Taxon:  Cenchrus setigerus Vahl



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
9808
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:395. 1805
Comment:
there is some question as to whether the spelling should be corrected to "setiger" to reflect the classical Latin termination (Shenzhen ICN 32.2) for the masculine form of this adjectival epithet (see also W. T. Stearn, Botanical Latin ed. 4:91. 1992), but lacking explicit guidance in the Code for this case we retain the original spelling
Verified:
09/16/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
23 (23  active, 11  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum setigerum (Vahl) Wipff

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus montanus Nees ex Steud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
  2. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  3. 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
  4. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
  6. Gutiérrez, H. F. 2015. Las especies americanas del género Cenchrus s.l. (Poaceae, Panioideae, Paniceae). Darwiniana 3:114-200. Note: lists as "Cenchrus setiger" Vahl
  7. 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# Note: setigerus
  8. Harden, G. J., ed. 1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
  9. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  11. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  12. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  13. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  15. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: setigerus
  17. Simon, B. K. 2010. New taxa, nomenclatural changes and notes on Australian grases in the tribe Paniceae (Poacae: Panicoideae). Austrobaileya 8:187-219.
  18. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  20. Wipff, J. K. 2001. Nomenclatural changes in Pennisetum (Poaceae: Paniceae). Sida 19:526. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
  21. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
English
birdwood grass –
India
anjan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia n.
2CultivatedNorthern America United States s.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (n.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodpotential as forageas Cenchrus setigerBurkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.


ILRI Germplasm Policy (excerpts)

The International Livestock research Institute (ILRI) maintains a collection of forage germplasm as a global public good. The material was acquired prior to the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity; or if it was acquired after the entering into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity, it was obtained with the understanding that it was held in trust and could be made available for any agricultural research, breeding and training purposes under the terms and conditions set out in the agreement between the ILRI and FAO dated 26 October 1994. On 16 October 2006, ILRI signed an agreement with the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) placing these in trust collections of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) within the purview of the Treaty.

In accordance with this Agreement, all shipments of PGRFA of crops listed in Annex 1 to the Treaty (shipments of PGRFA under the Multilateral System) will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA). In the event that the SMTA (attached) is used for the transfer of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture other than those listed in Annex 1 of the Treaty: i) The references in the SMTA to the "Multilateral System" shall not be interpreted as limiting the application of the SMTA to Annex 1 Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and in the case of Article 6.2 of the SMTA shall mean "under this Agreement". ii) The reference in Article 6.11 and Annex 3 of the SMTA to "Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture belonging to the same crop, as set out in Annex 1 to the Treaty" shall be taken to mean "Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture belonging to the same crop".

The material is held in trust and the recipient has no rights to obtain Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) on the material or related information. The recipient may utilize and conserve the material for research, breeding and training and may distribute it to other parties provided such parties accept the terms and conditions of the SMTA .

ILRI will provide forage seeds in small experimental quantities of between 1 and 20 grams without charge from the germplasm collection under the SMTA as appropriate for the crop as part of its policy of maximizing the utilization of material for research, breeding and training. Larger quantities sufficient to sow up to one quarter of a hectare of a limited number of promising accessions will require that requesters cover the costs of production and shipping.

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