Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. In Steud.

Cenchrus cilié (fr), Pennisétum cilié (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

Pending.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder
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°) 26 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cenchrus pennisetiformis world distribution map, present in Australia, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Myanmar, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, and Yemen

Conservation status

Cenchrus pennisetiformis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321573-2
WFO ID wfo-0000858679
COL ID S5JF
BDTFX ID 14987
INPN ID 89493
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cenchrus ciliaris f. rigidifolius Cenchrus aequiglumis Cenchrus pennisetiformis Cenchrus lappaceus Pennisetum pennisetiforme Cenchrus digynus Cenchrus rigidifolius Cenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis Cenchrus pennisetiformis subsp. glabrata Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. brevisetosus Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermedius Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. rigidifolius Pennisetum cenchroides var. echinoides Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahense Pennisetum ciliare var. hamphilahense Cenchrus ciliaris f. intermedius Cenchrus echinoides Cenchrus ciliaris var. rigidifolius