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Taxon:  Cenchrus ciliaris L.



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Nomen number:
9794
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 2:302. 1771
Verified:
09/16/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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  2. Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960 Note: accepts
  3. Boulos, L. Flora of Egypt checklist. 1995 Note: accepts
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993 Note: accepts
  5. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163. Note: accepts
  6. 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. Note: accepts
  7. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: accepts
  8. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994 Note: accepts
  9. Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008 Note: accepts
  11. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: accepts
  12. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960- Note: accepts
  13. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
  14. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003 Note: accepts
  15. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990 Note: accepts
  16. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247. Note: accepts
  17. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 Note: accepts
  18. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000) Note: accepts
  19. Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
  20. Hokche, O. et al. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008 Note: accepts
  21. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 Note: accepts
  22. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). Note: accepts
  23. Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
  24. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972 Note: accepts
  25. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  26. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. 2000 Note: accepts
  27. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 Note: accepts
  28. Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992 Note: accepts
  29. Migahid, A. M. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990 Note: accepts
  30. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966- Note: accepts
  31. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970- Note: accepts
  32. Norton, J. et al. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar. 2009 http://www.unesco.org/new/uploads/media/Plant_Species_Checklist_of_Qatar.pdf
  33. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963- Note: accepts
  34. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994 Note: accepts
  35. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:77. Note: accepts
  36. Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993- Note: accepts
  37. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952- Note: accepts
  38. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 Note: accepts
  39. Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource). Note: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/poaceae/pennisetum-ciliare/fichas/pagina1.htm
  40. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 Note: accepts
  41. Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997 Note: accepts
  42. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994- Note: accepts
  43. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. Flora palaestina. 1966-
  44. Zon, A. P. M. van der. Graminées du Cameroun. 1992 Note: accepts
  45. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:145. Note: accepts
  46. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47. 1994 Note: accepts
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