As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
species
Cenchrus purpureus
This species name was first published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000917319.
Literature
- Ann. Bot. (Oxford) n.s., 106(1): 129. 2010 [Jul 2010]
- Chemisquy, M. A., Giussani, L. M., Scataglini, M. A., Kellogg, E. A., & Morrone, O. (2010). Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Annals of Botany, 106(1), 107–130. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq090
Synonyms of Cenchrus purpureus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnotrix nitens | Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 2): 552 (1864) | wfo-0000873673 | ||
| Pennisetum benthamii | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854) | wfo-0000888779 | ||
| Pennisetum benthamii var. nudum | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 78: 400 (1905 publ. 1906) | wfo-0000888780 | ||
| Pennisetum benthamii var. sambesiense | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 78: 400 (1905 publ. 1906) | wfo-0000888781 | ||
| Pennisetum benthamii var. ternatum | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 78: 400 (1905 publ. 1906) | wfo-0000888783 | ||
| Pennisetum blepharideum | Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 41 (1966) | wfo-0000888784 | ||
| Pennisetum flavicomum | Z. Naturwiss. 79: 45 (1907) | wfo-0000888871 | ||
| Pennisetum flexispica | Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 105 (1895) | wfo-0000888874 | ||
| Pennisetum giganteum | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 8: 643 (1884) | wfo-0000888887 | ||
| Pennisetum gossweileri | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 274 (1933) | wfo-0000888899 | ||
| Pennisetum hainanense | J. Nanjing Technol. Coll. Forest Prod. 1982(4): 84 (1982) | wfo-0000888908 | ||
| Pennisetum lachnorrhachis | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 70 (1930) | wfo-0000888946 | ||
| Pennisetum macrostachyum | Niger Fl. : 563 (1849) | wfo-0000888973 | ||
| Pennisetum nitens | Bol. Soc. Brot. 6: 142 (1888) | wfo-0000889015 | ||
| Pennisetum pallescens | Z. Naturwiss. 79: 47 (1907) | wfo-0000889034 | ||
| Pennisetum pruinosum | Z. Naturwiss. 79: 46 (1907) | wfo-0000889080 | ||
| Pennisetum purpureum | Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 44 (1827) | wfo-0000889087 | ||
| Pennisetum purpureum subsp. benthamii | Fl. Afrique N. 1: 341 (1952) | wfo-0000889088 | ||
| Pennisetum purpureum subsp. flexispica | Fl. Afrique N. 1: 340 (1952) | wfo-0000889089 |