Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

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A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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

Common in damp grassland, along forest edges and in cultivation, at elevations from near sea level to about 2,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fiber food fuel gene source invertebrate food material medicinal social use
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Cenchrus purpureus habit picture by William Gustave (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cenchrus purpureus leaf picture by severine breton (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus purpureus leaf picture by Eldita Ojero (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus purpureus leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cenchrus purpureus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus purpureus flower picture by William Gustave (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus purpureus flower picture by William Gustave (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cenchrus purpureus world distribution map, present in Angola, Åland Islands, Andorra, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Central African Republic, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Norfolk Island, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Palau, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Réunion, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Seychelles, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Cenchrus purpureus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77106033-1
WFO ID wfo-0000917319
COL ID S5JZ
BDTFX ID 120364
INPN ID 780429
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Synonyms

Gymnotrix nitens Pennisetum benthamii Pennisetum blepharideum Pennisetum flavicomum Pennisetum gossweileri Pennisetum nitens Pennisetum pallescens Pennisetum pruinosum Pennisetum flexispica Cenchrus purpureus Pennisetum lachnorrhachis