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Genus of grasses For other uses, see Cenchrus (disambiguation).
It has been suggested that Pennisetum be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2024.

Cenchrus
Cenchrus longispinus line drawing
Cenchrus echinatus burr
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Cenchrus
L. (1753)
Type species
Cenchrus echinatus
L.
Synonyms
  • Amphochaeta Andersson (1855)
  • Beckeropsis Fig. & De Not. (1853)
  • Catatherophora Steud. (1829)
  • Cenchropsis Nash (1903)
  • Echinaria Fabr. (1759), rejected name not Desf. 1799
  • Eriochaeta Fig. & De Not. (1853)
  • Gymnotrix P.Beauv. (1812)
  • Kikuyuochloa H.Scholz (2006)
  • Lloydia Delile (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Odontelytrum Hack. (1898)
  • Penicillaria Willd. (1809)
  • Pennisetum Rich. (1805)
  • Pseudochaetochloa Hitchc. (1924)
  • Raram Adans. (1763)
  • Runcina Allamand (1770)
  • Sericura Hassk. (1842)

Cenchrus is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.

Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur. Such names allude to the sharp, spine-covered burrs characterizing the inflorescences of the members of the genus.

Some botanists include the genus within the related genus Pennisetum.

Species

107 species are currently accepted. They include:

Formerly included

Several species are now considered better suited to other genera: Anthephora, Centotheca, Dactyloctenium, Echinaria, Echinolaena, Hackelochloa, Hilaria, Pennisetum, Phragmites, Scleria, Setaria, Trachys, Tragus, Tribolium.

  • Sand spur in front of a centimeter scale Sand spur in front of a centimeter scale
  • Sandspurs with 1mm markings Sandspurs with 1mm markings

See also

References

  1. "Genus: Cenchrus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 9 March 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 193 (1929)
  3. ^ Tropicos, Cenchrus L.
  4. NRCS. "Cenchrus longispinus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 November 2024. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown, 1913, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society, New York.
  5. ^ Cenchrus L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1049–1050 in Latin
  7. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 552 蒺藜草属 ji li cao shu Cenchrus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1049. 1753.
  8. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cenchrus includes photos and range maps for several species
  9. "What is a Sandspur anyway?". shelkey.org. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
  11. "Cenchrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  12. "GRIN Species Records of Cenchrus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  13. The Plant List search for Cenchrus
  14. Henry DR Pasture plants of Southern Inland Queensland. DPI. 1995
  • Culbert, D. (19 October 2003). "Sticky Sandspur". UF/IFAS Okeechobee County Extension Service.

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