Cenchrus setiger Vahl

Birdwood grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

Perennial. Culms somewhat bulbous at base, geniculately ascending, 20–60 cm tall. Leaf sheaths keeled, scabrous; leaf blades linear, 2–20 × 0.4–0.8 cm, adaxial surface pilose with long scattered hairs; ligule ca. 0.5 mm. Inflorescence rather stiff, 4–12 × 0.6–0.7 cm, burrs overlapping by about half their length, rachis scabro-puberulous. Burrs broadly oblong with rounded base, 0.3–0.7 cm, subsessile; inner spines connate for 1/4–1/2 their length forming a tough cupule, flattened free tips narrowly triangular, erect, antrorsely scaberulous with a broad green groove on outer face, inner face shortly ciliate; outer spines very short or almost suppressed, reduced to bristles around periphery of cupule. Spikelets 1–4 in burr, 3.5–5 mm; lower glume 1/2 spikelet length; upper glume 4/5 spikeletlength. 2n = 34, 36.
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Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food gene source material
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Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (seed)
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Images

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Distribution

Cenchrus setiger world distribution map, present in Andorra, Australia, Brazil, China, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Kuwait, Myanmar, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, and Yemen

Conservation status

Cenchrus setiger threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321572-2
WFO ID wfo-0000858710
COL ID S5KQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 966860
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Synonyms

Cenchrus bulbifer Cenchrus montanus Cenchrus setiger Pennisetum setigerum Cenchrus quinquevalvis Cenchrus tripsacoides Cenchrus uniflorus Pennisetum vahlii Cenchrus ciliaris var. setigerus Pennisetum ciliare var. setigerum Cenchrus schimperi