Cenchrus clandestinus (hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone

Kikuyu gazonnant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

Pending.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Upland grassland on fertile soils subject to grazing. Deep red, well-drained latosolic soils at the forest margins, and in grassy glades; at elevations from 1,500-3,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cenchrus clandestinus leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus clandestinus leaf picture by Gladwel Soko (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus clandestinus leaf picture by Badalo Beatriz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cenchrus clandestinus world distribution map, present in Australia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Norfolk Island, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Palau, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Réunion, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, eSwatini, Tunisia, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cenchrus clandestinus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77105989-1
WFO ID wfo-0000917358
COL ID S5F3
BDTFX ID 119591
INPN ID 717120
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Kikuyuochloa clandestina Pennisetum inclusum Cenchrus clandestinus