Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cenchrus caudatus world distribution map, present in Angola, Australia, Austria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cenchrus caudatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60470539-2
WFO ID wfo-0001241169
COL ID 5XGMZ
BDTFX ID 121777
INPN ID 788874
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Synonyms

Gymnotrix quartiniana Pennisetum exile Pennisetum franchetianum Pennisetum haareri Pennisetum natalense Pennisetum quartinianum Pennisetum stenorrhachis Pennisetum stolzii Cenchrus macrourus Cenchrus glaucocladus Gymnotrix riparioides Pennisetum davyi Pennisetum scaettae Pennisetum togoense Gymnotrix gigantea Pennisetum asperum Pennisetum giganteum Pennisetum validum Cenchrus caudatus Gymnotrix caudata Pennisetum angolense Pennisetum kisantuense