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December 2024

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genus

Cenchrus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1049 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000007152.

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Synonyms of Cenchrus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amphochaeta Andersson Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 136 (1855) wfo-4000001748
Beckeropsis Fig. & De Not. Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 49 (1853) wfo-4000004293
Catatherophora Steud. Flora 12: 465 (1829) wfo-4000006982
Cenchropsis Nash Fl. S.E. U.S. : 109 (1903) wfo-4000007150
Eriochaeta Fig. & De Not. Agrost. Aegypt. Fragm. 2: 58 (1853) wfo-4000013814
Gymnotrix P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 60 (1812) wfo-4000016561
Kikuyuochloa H.Scholz Feddes Repert. 117: 513 (2006) wfo-4000019998
Odontelytrum Hack. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 48: 86 (1898) wfo-4000026577
Penicillaria Willd. Enum. Pl. : 1036 (1809) wfo-4000028536
Pennisetum Rich. Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805) wfo-4000028547
Pseudochaetochloa Hitchc. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 492 (1924) wfo-4000031451
Sericura Hassk. Flora 25(Beibl. 2): 2 (1842) wfo-4000035140
Raram Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 35, 597 (1763) wfo-4000043934
Runcina Allamand Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 4: 94 (1770) wfo-4000043935

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cenchrus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus fungigraminus Z.X.Lin, D.M.Lin & S.R.Lan J. Forest Environm. 42(5): 519, f. 1-5 2022 wfo-1000049395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus gracilis P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 57, 157 (1812) wfo-0000858613
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus heterochaetus Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 110 (1854) wfo-0000858617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus limensis Meyen Observ. Bot. 2: 71 (1835) wfo-0000858640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus orientalis Willd. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 1: 162. 1833 [Jul-Aug 1833] wfo-0000858666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus pennisetiformis subsp. pennisetiformis wfo-1200108130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus peregrinus Faccenda Phytotaxa 638(2): 159 2024 wfo-1000061805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus polystachios subsp. atrichus (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Morrone Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010) wfo-0001361753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Beckeropsis (Fig. & De Not.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 250. 2020 wfo-1000021656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Brevivalvula (Döll) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Dactylophora (Leeke) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Gymnotrix (P.Beauv.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Kikuyuochloa (H.Scholz) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Penicillaria (Willd.) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021661
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Pleurostigma (Leeke) M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, Mart.-Azorín & L.Sáez Phytotaxa 454(4): 251. 2020 wfo-1000021662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus sect. Pseudopennisetum Tzvelev Zlaki Rossii 525. 2019 wfo-1000031182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus setosus subsp. hordeoides (Lam.) Zon Kew Bull. 78(3): 420 2023 wfo-1200069235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus tribuloides var. multiflora N.Coleman Cat. Fl. Pl. S. Peninsula Michigan 47. 1874 Kent. Sci. Inst., Misc. Publ 2 wfo-0001398198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cenchrus triuncialis L. Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 493. 1759 [Nov 1759] wfo-0001354137