Cenchrus sieberianus (Schltdl.) Verloove

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food food fuel gene source material medicinal poison social use
Edible -
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cenchrus sieberianus world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, Togo, and Yemen

Conservation status

Cenchrus sieberianus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77121179-1
WFO ID wfo-0001333719
COL ID S5KV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pennisetum niloticum Penicillaria compacta Penicillaria cordofana Penicillaria leucostachya Penicillaria nubica Penicillaria perrottetii Penicillaria stenostachya Penicillaria vulpina Pennisetum barteri Pennisetum dalzielii Pennisetum orthochaete Pennisetum robustum Pennisetum sclerocladum Pennisetum vulpinum Penicillaria gymnothrix Pennisetum sampsonii Penicillaria socia Penicillaria speciosa Pennisetum chevalieri Pennisetum perspeciosum Cenchrus sieberianus Pennisetum americanum subsp. stenostachyum Pennisetum nigritarum var. leucostachyum Pennisetum spicatum var. compactum Pennisetum spicatum var. cordofanum Pennisetum spicatum var. gymnothrix Pennisetum spicatum var. nubicum Pennisetum spicatum var. socium Pennisetum spicatum var. speciosum Pennisetum spicatum var. vulpinum