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Cenchrus ciliaris L.

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L. In: Mant. Pl. 2: 302. (1771).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Cenchrus
species
Cenchrus ciliaris

Name

Synonyms
Cenchrus anjana Ham.
Cenchrus anjana Ham. ex Wallich
Cenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham.
Cenchrus anjania Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen.
Cenchrus bulbosus Fresen. ex Steud.
Cenchrus ciliaris f. intermedius (Chiov.) Chiov.
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. anachoreticus (Chiov.) Pirotta
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. leptostachys (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. nubicus Fig. & De Not
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. pallens (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. robustior Penz.
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. villiferus Fig. & De Not
Cenchrus ciliaris var. anachoreticus (Chiov.) Pirotta
Cenchrus ciliaris var. leptostachys (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
Cenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosus Kuntze, 1898
Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus Fig. & De Not.
Cenchrus ciliaris var. pallens (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustior Penz.
Homonyms
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cenchrus ciliaris Fig. & De Not.
Common names
African foxtail grass in language.
Buffelgrass in English
Buffelgrass in English
Büffelgras in language.
Cenchrus cilié in French
buffel-grass in English
buffelgrass in language.
buffelgrass in English
capim-buffel in Portuguese
capim-búfalo in Portuguese
cenchrus cilié in language.
dhaman in language.
grama-de-anjo in Portuguese
grama-de-búfalo in Portuguese
pasto buffel in language.
zacate buffel in language.
Buffalo Grass in English
Buffel Grass in English
Buffel-grass in English
African Foxtail Grass in English
Buffel Grass in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021aby), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PECI
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021aby), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PECI
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