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Cenchrus pedicellatus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID644034719371c207105858
Scientific name Cenchrus pedicellatus
Authority (Trin.) Morrone
First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Eriochaeta densiflora Fig. & De Not. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 14: 376 (1854)
Eriochaeta secundiflora Fig. & De Not. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 14: 375 (1854)
Panicum araneosum Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 180 (1853)
Pennisetum amoenum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 386. 1850
Pennisetum araneosum Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 180 (1853)
Pennisetum densiflorum T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 778 (1894)
Pennisetum dillonii Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 107 (1854)
Pennisetum implicatum Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(2): 107. 1854 [1855 publ. 2-3 Mar 1854]
Pennisetum intertextum Schlecht. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 878 (1851)
Pennisetum lanuginosum var. majus Hochst. Flora 27: 253. 1844
Pennisetum pedicellatum var. pallidum Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 314. 1907
Pennisetum pedicellatum var. pubirhachis Berhaut Mém. Publiés Soc. Bot. France 1953-1954: 10.
Pennisetum secundiflorum (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 784 (1894)
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 184 (1834)

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Language Common/alternative name
English deenanath grass, desho grass, nigeria grass
English kyasuma grass
English desho grass
dag chima
Fulah wuuluunde
Dutch desho grass
Slovenian japonska perjanka
Tamil தீனாநாத் புல்
Thai หญ้าขจรจบ

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Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. pedicellatus Unknown
Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus (Brunken) Morrone Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 128 (2010)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Macaronesia
      • Cape Verde
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Zambia
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Myanmar
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Philippines
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • Western Australia
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000917388
Florida Plant Atlas 81
Tropicos 100359367
INPN 780426
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77106022-1
The Plant List kew-462716
Open Tree Of Life 1027226
NCBI Taxonomy 281133
IUCN Red List 110679685
IPNI 77106022-1
iNaturalist 943637
GBIF 5828233
USDA GRIN 464274
USDA Plants PEPE24
Tropicos 25509851
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415170-1
The Plant List kew-432860
Nature Serve 2.137755
IPNI 415170-1
iNaturalist 166310
GBIF 2706161
Freebase /m/0p8zyf_
EPPO PESPE
EOL 1115491
USDA GRIN 27206
Wikipedia Cenchrus_pedicellatus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Preserving Ethnoveterinary Medicine (EVM) along the Transhumance Routes in Southwestern Angola: Synergies between International Cooperation and Academic Research Solazzo D, Moretti MV, Tchamba JJ, Rafael MF, Tonini M, Fico G, Basterrecea T, Levi S, Marini L, Bruschi P Plants (Basel) 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10933900
doi:10.3390/plants13050670
PMID:38475516
Investigating the phenology and interactions of competitive plant species co-occurring with invasive Lantana camara in Indian Himalayan Region Kumar A, Singh S, Kumar D, Singh RK, Gupta AK, Premkumar K, Chand HB, Kewat AK Sci Rep 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10764828
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-50287-x
PMID:38172161
Elevation determines the productivity of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) cultivars in Sikkim Himalaya Lepcha P, Gaira KS, Pandey A, Chettri SK, Lepcha J, Lepcha J, Joshi R, Chettri N Sci Rep 07-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10709556
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-47847-6
PMID:38066028
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new graminicolous species, Curvularia aurantia sp. nov. and C. vidyodayana sp. nov. with new records of Curvularia spp. from Sri Lanka Ferdinandez HS, Manamgoda DS, Udayanga D, Munasinghe MS, Castlebury LA Fungal Syst Evol 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10918625
doi:10.3114/fuse.2023.12.11
PMID:38455951
Plant biomass and seed production of the legumes Aeschynomeme histrix and Stylosanthes hamata and the potential of endozoochory by cattle and sheep in semi-arid native pastures Sanou L, Ouédraogo S, Savadogo P, Bindelle J, Kabore-Zoungrana CY Heliyon 12-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10395465
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18202
PMID:37539242
Bioremediation of chlorpyrifos residues using some indigenous species of bacteria and fungi in wastewater Elzakey EM, El-Sabbagh SM, Eldeen EE, Adss IA, Nassar AM Environ Monit Assess 31-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10232617
doi:10.1007/s10661-023-11341-3
PMID:37256360
Plant species diversity, plant use, and classification of agroforestry homegardens in southern and southwestern Ethiopia Kassa G, Bekele T, Demissew S, Abebe T Heliyon 25-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10241864
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16341
PMID:37287606
Effect of Nutritional Flushing Using Long-Term Energy and Protein Supplementation on Growth Performance and Reproductive Parameters of Doyogena Ewes in Ethiopia Tesfaye A, Asmare B, Abiso T, Wamatu J Vet Sci 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10304144
doi:10.3390/vetsci10060368
PMID:37368754
Analysis of Selected Soil Properties in Relation to Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Sibiya Arera, Soro District, South Central Ethiopia Bufebo B, Beyene G, Addise T ScientificWorldJournal 28-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9991469
doi:10.1155/2023/1763367
PMID:36895309
Nutritional Value of Climate-Resilient Forage Species Sustaining Peri-Urban Dairy Cow Production in the Coastal Grasslands of Benin (West Africa) Koura BI, Vastolo A, Kiatti DD, Cutrignelli MI, Houinato M, Calabrò S Animals (Basel) 15-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9774299
doi:10.3390/ani12243550
PMID:36552468
Litter size, litter weight, and lamb survivability of Doyogena sheep managed under community-based breeding program in Ethiopia Habtegiorgis K, Haile A, Getachew T, Jimma A, Gemiyo D Heliyon 12-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9672353
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11576
PMID:36406725
Steering restoration of coal mining degraded ecosystem to achieve sustainable development goal-13 (climate action): United Nations decade of ecosystem restoration (2021–2030) Bandyopadhyay S, Maiti SK Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 03-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9630816
doi:10.1007/s11356-022-23699-x
PMID:36327066
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Diversity of Useful Plants in Cabo Verde Islands: A Biogeographic and Conservation Perspective Duarte MC, Gomes I, Catarino S, Brilhante M, Gomes S, Rendall A, Moreno Â, Fortes AR, Ferreira VS, Baptista I, Dinis H, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 15-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9144021
doi:10.3390/plants11101313
PMID:35631738
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa) Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8858500
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:35183193

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