Nomenclature: wfo-0000858591
![Kew Gardens K000245391: Wight, R. [1665] India Kew Gardens K000245391: Wight, R. [1665] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/99d690cb94b54e0306bb33ef9761be7c.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000643125: Bourgeau, M. [3140] Mexico Kew Gardens K000643125: Bourgeau, M. [3140] Mexico](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/aa21ebbb1769e887c78e7f2f372087bb.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001044597: Lechler, P. [1545] Peru Kew Gardens K001044597: Lechler, P. [1545] Peru](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/16081e611abacdabfb22e278e166d2fe.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001056122: Curtis, A.H. [3619] United States Kew Gardens K001056122: Curtis, A.H. [3619] United States](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/22cd555af694fee3487b543811c4f5ac.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001056123: Harger, E.B. [426] United States Kew Gardens K001056123: Harger, E.B. [426] United States](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e26548a9b413c5947d92c0372af04099.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001056124: Hitchcock, A.S. [13801] Hawaii Kew Gardens K001056124: Hitchcock, A.S. [13801] Hawaii](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/962c9b34f6676317b041883221658453.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001131124: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654] Kew Gardens K001131124: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/536d14dc3b23b768d1f0ca2787e193c4.jpg)
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Cenchrus echinatus Sp. Pl. : 1050 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 1050. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000245391: Wight, R. [1665] India Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000643125: Bourgeau, M. [3140] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001044597: Lechler, P. [1545] Peru Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001056122: Curtis, A.H. [3619] United States Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001056123: Harger, E.B. [426] United States Link to Isolectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001056124: Hitchcock, A.S. [13801] Hawaii Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001131124: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001131125: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001131126: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001131127: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8654] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 316518-2
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-403909
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-403909
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus > Cenchrus echinatus
Synonyms
- Cenchrus brevisetus
- Cenchrus cavanillesii
- Cenchrus crinitus
- Cenchrus echinatus var. brevisetus
- Cenchrus echinatus var. glabratus
- Cenchrus echinatus var. hillebrandianus
- Cenchrus echinatus var. morisonii
- Cenchrus echinatus var. pennisetoides
- Cenchrus hillebrandianus
- Cenchrus insularis
- Cenchrus lechleri
- Cenchrus macrocarpus
- Cenchrus pungens
- Panicastrella muricata
- Cenchrus brevisetus
Taxonomic References
- database : POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316518-2 Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].
Treatment References
- database : POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316518-2 Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].