Cenchrus ciliaris in Genus Cenchrus

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Internal ID	UUID64402f3e4918a068890841
Scientific name	Cenchrus ciliaris
Authority	L.
First published in	Mant. Pl. 2: 302 (1771)

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Cenchrus anjania	Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.	Numer. List : n.º 8649 B (1848)
Cenchrus bulbosus	Fresen. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 317.
Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii	Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.	Acta Univ. Carol., Biol. 39: 99 (1996)
Cenchrus ciliaris var. anachoreticus	(Chiov.) Pirotta	Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 325 1908
Cenchrus ciliaris var. leptostachys	(Leeke) Maire & Weiller	in Fl. Afr. Nord 1: 342 1952
Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus	Fig. & De Not	Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino II, 14: 392 1854
Cenchrus ciliaris var. pallens	(Leeke) Maire & Weiller	in Fl. Afr. Nord 1: 342 1952
Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustior	Penz.	Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366. 1893
Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferus	Fig. & De Not	Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino II, 14: 386 1854
Cenchrus glaucus	Mudaliar & Sundararaj	J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 54: 926 (1957)
Cenchrus longifolius	Hochst. ex Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(2): 109. 1854 [1855 publ. 2-3 Mar 1854]
Cenchrus melanostachyus	A.Camus	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 594 (1934)
Cenchrus mutabilis	Wight ex Hook.f.	Fl. Brit. India 7: 88 (1896)
Cenchrus rufescens	Desf.	Fl. Atlant. 2: 388 (1799)
Pennisetum cenchroides	Rich.	Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805)
Pennisetum ciliare	(L.) Link	Hort. Berol. 1: 213 (1827)
Pennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticum	Chiov.	Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 66. 1897
Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys	Leeke	Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22. 1907
Pennisetum ciliare var. pallens	Leeke	Z. Naturwiss. 79: 22. 1907
Pennisetum ciliare var. robustius	Penz.	Atti Congr. Bot. Int. Genova 1892: 366. 1893
Pennisetum distylum	Guss.	Index Seminum (Boccadifalco) 1826: 8 (1826)
Pennisetum incomptum	Nees ex Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(2): 105. 1854 [1855 publ. 2-3 Mar 1854]
Pennisetum longifolium	Fenzl ex Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 109 (1854)
Pennisetum oxyphyllum	Peter	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 72 (1930)
Pennisetum pachycladum	Stapf	Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 215. (1907)
Pennisetum panormitanum	Lojac.	Fl. Sicul. 3: 364 (1909)
Pennisetum petraeum	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 106 (1854)
Pennisetum polycladum	Chiov.	Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 167 (1896)
Pennisetum rangei	Mez	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 57: 190 (1921)
Pennisetum rufescens	Spreng.	Syst. Veg. 1: 302 (1824)
Pennisetum teneriffae	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)
Cenchrus bulbosus	Fresen. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 317 (1840)
Pennisetum ciliare f. brachystachys	Peter	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 71 1930
Pennisetum ciliare f. longifolium	Peter	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 40: 71 1930

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	buffel grass
English	cenchrus ciliare
Arabic	سبط مهدب
Czech	dochan nevzhledný
Persian	خورنال
Hausa	Ƙarangiyar azbin
Dutch	cenchrus ciliare
Tamil	கொழுக்கட்டைப்புல்
Chinese	水牛草

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands
  - Cape Verde
  - Madeira
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Socotra
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
  - Western Sahara
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Cape Provinces
  - Caprivi Strip
  - Free State
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States
  - Kuwait
  - Oman
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Taiwan
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Sinai

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh
  - India
  - Pakistan
  - Sri Lanka
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands
  - Nicobar Nicobar
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Cocos (keeling) Islands
  - Jawa
  - Lesser Sunda Islands
  - Malaya
  - Philippines
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea
  - Solomon Islands

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Northern Territory
  - Queensland
  - South Australia
  - Victoria
  - Western Australia

Europe click to expand
- Southeastern Europe
  - Greece
  - Sicilia

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Missouri
  - Oklahoma
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida
  - Louisiana
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona
  - California
  - Nevada

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- South-central Pacific
  - Line Islands
  - Marquesas
  - Society Islands
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji
  - New Caledonia
  - Niue
  - Phoenix Islands
  - Wallis-Futuna Islands

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Caribbean
  - Aruba
  - Bahamas
  - Cuba
  - Leeward Islands
  - Netherlands Antilles
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Honduras
  - Nicaragua
  - Panamá
- Northern South America
  - Guyana
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Paraguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Peru

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000858573
Florida Plant Atlas	1645
Tropicos	25509433
INPN	89479
Flora of Italy	7811
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:395214-1
The Plant List	kew-403893
Open Tree Of Life	738444
Observations.org	116102
NCBI Taxonomy	35872
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0200003460
IUCN Red List	13490705
IPNI	395214-1
iNaturalist	199408
GBIF	4109540
Freebase	/m/0808d1
EPPO	PESCI
EOL	1115489
Elurikkus	468248
US Library of Congress	sh87006619
USDA GRIN	9794
Wikipedia	Cenchrus_ciliaris

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Habitat modifies the relationship between grass and herbivore species richness in a South African savanna

Čuda J, Pyšková K, Hejda M, Foxcroft LC, MacFadyen S, Storch D, Tropek R, Zambatis G, Pyšek P

Ecol Evol

15-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11016939
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11167
PMID:	38623521

Invasive‐dominated grasslands in Hawaiʻi are resilient to disturbance

Yelenik S, Rose E, Cordell S

Ecol Evol

19-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10951494
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10948
PMID:	38510540

Grass species with potential for rangelands restoration in northern Mexico: an assessment with environmental niche modeling

Álvarez-Holguín A, Morales-Nieto CR, Corrales-Lerma R, Ochoa-Rivero JM, Ponce-García OC, Prieto-Amparán JA, Vega-Mares JH, Villarreal-Guerrero F

Sci Rep

15-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10943106
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-56918-1
PMID:	38491325

Chemical Properties, Ruminal Fermentation, Gas Production and Digestibility of Silages Composed of Spineless Cactus and Tropical Forage Plants for Sheep Feeding

Godoi PF, Magalhães AL, de Araújo GG, de Melo AA, Silva TS, Gois GC, dos Santos KC, do Nascimento DB, da Silva PB, de Oliveira JS, Santos EM, da Silva TG, Zanine AD, Ferreira DD, Voltolini TV, Campos FS

Animals (Basel)

07-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10886150
doi:	10.3390/ani14040552
PMID:	38396518

Screening of Secondary Metabolites Produced by Nigrospora sphaerica Associated with the Invasive Weed Cenchrus ciliaris Reveals Two New Structurally Related Compounds

Salvatore MM, Russo MT, Meyer S, Tuzi A, Della Greca M, Masi M, Andolfi A

Molecules

16-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10818434
doi:	10.3390/molecules29020438
PMID:	38257350

Improving economic access to healthy diets in first nations communities in high-income, colonised countries: a systematic scoping review

Lee AJ, Herron LM, Rainow S, Wells L, Kenny I, Kenny L, Wells I, Kavanagh M, Bryce S, Balmer L

Nutr J

16-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10790425
doi:	10.1186/s12937-023-00895-0
PMID:	38225569

Structural and Functional Strategies in Cenchrus Species to Combat Environmental Extremities Imposed by Multiple Abiotic Stresses

Basharat S, Ahmad F, Hameed M, Ahmad MS, Asghar A, Fatima S, Ahmad KS, Shah SM, Hashem A, Avila-Quezada GD, Abd_Allah EF, Abbas Z

Plants (Basel)

11-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10818359
doi:	10.3390/plants13020203
PMID:	38256756

Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle

Moradi M, Warburton CL, Porto-Neto LR, Silva LF

Genet Sel Evol

03-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10763070
doi:	10.1186/s12711-023-00870-7
PMID:	38172694

Nonessential amino acids in tropical ruminant feed: Investigating grass and legume forages of Indonesia

Tresia GE, Anggraeny YN, Winarsih WH, Setiasih S, Rohaeni ES, Mariyono M, Pamungkas D

J Adv Vet Anim Res

31-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10868679
doi:	10.5455/javar.2023.j739
PMID:	38370889

Isolation and evaluation of Qatari soil rhizobacteria for antagonistic potential against phytopathogens and growth promotion in tomato plants

BiBi A, Bibi S, Al-Ghouti MA, Abu-Dieyeh MH

Sci Rep

12-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10716397
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-49304-w
PMID:	38086854

Plant-Associated Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus: Inside Agents for Biocontrol and Genetic Recombination in Phytomicrobiome

Sorokan A, Gabdrakhmanova V, Kuramshina Z, Khairullin R, Maksimov I

Plants (Basel)

30-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10707757
doi:	10.3390/plants12234037
PMID:	38068672

Pyricularia’s Capability of Infecting Different Grasses in Two Regions of Mexico

Sequera-Grappin I, Ventura-Zapata E, De la Cruz-Arguijo EA, Larralde-Corona CP, Narváez-Zapata JA

J Fungi (Basel)

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10672002
doi:	10.3390/jof9111055
PMID:	37998861

Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Stems and Leaves of Australian Adzuki Bean

Johnson JB, Batley RJ, Neupane P, Bhattarai SP, Trotter T, Costa DF, Naiker M

Metabolites

09-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10608703
doi:	10.3390/metabo13101062
PMID:	37887387

Agri-silvicultures of Mexican Arid America

Andablo-Reyes AD, Moreno-Calles AI, Cancio-Coyac BA, Gutiérrez-Coatecatl E, Rivero-Romero AD, Hernández-Cendejas G, Casas A

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

14-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10503103
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00612-5
PMID:	37710240

Identification and Characterization of Beneficial Soil Microbial Strains for the Formulation of Biofertilizers Based on Native Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms Isolated from Northern Mexico

Guardiola-Márquez CE, Santos-Ramírez MT, Figueroa-Montes ML, Valencia-de los Cobos EO, Stamatis-Félix IJ, Navarro-López DE, Jacobo-Velázquez DA

Plants (Basel)

13-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10537599
doi:	10.3390/plants12183262
PMID:	37765426

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Cenchrus ciliaris

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