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Cenchrus setaceus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID6440346bce77f240559832
Scientific name Cenchrus setaceus
Authority (Forssk.) Morrone
First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)

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General Uses Top

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 39 (1903 publ. 1902)
Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen. Mus. Senckenberg. ii. 135.
Pennisetum numidicum Paris Bull. Soc. Bot. France 18: 263 (1871)
Pennisetum orientale subsp. parisii Trab. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 24: 391. 1887 (1887)
Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 66. 1897
Pennisetum orientale var. parisii (Trab.) Leeke Z. Naturwiss. 79: 26 1907
Pennisetum parisii Trab. Fl. Algérie , Monocot.: 136 (1895)
Pennisetum phalaroides Schult. Mant. 2: 147 (1824)
Pennisetum ruppellii Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 298 (1841)
Pennisetum ruppellii var. depauperatum Schweinf. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 96. 1894
Pennisetum scoparium Chiov. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 38 (1903 publ. 1902)
Pennisetum spectabile Fig. & De Not. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino , ser. 2, 12: 248 (1852)
Pennisetum tiberiadis Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 13: 43. 1854 [May 1854]
Phalaris setacea Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 17 (1775)
Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1923: 113 (1923)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English african fountain grass, tender fountain grass, fountain grass, purple fountain grass
English crimson fountaingrass
Arabic حلفة
Arabic ثيوم شائك
Arabic سباط
Arabic سبت
Persian پامپاس ارغوانی
Finnish arabiansulkahirssi
frr afrikoonsk piipgäärs
Italian pennisetum setaceum
Malayalam പോതപ്പുല്ല്
Norwegian Bokmål fjærbørstegras
Dutch fraai lampenpoetsergras
Norwegian Nynorsk fjørbørstegras
Slovenian ščetinasta perjanka
Swedish fjäderborstgräs
Chinese 羽絨狼尾草
Chinese 羽绒狼尾草
Chinese 紫葉狼尾草
Chinese 绒毛狼尾草

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Senegal
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Cyprus
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indo-China
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • South Australia
      • Victoria
      • Western Australia
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Sicilia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Oregon
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
      • Louisiana
      • Tennessee
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • California
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • New Caledonia
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bermuda
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Peru

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000917303
Florida Plant Atlas 125
Tropicos 100359381
INPN 717123
Flora of Italy 7809
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77106046-1
The Plant List kew-462634
Open Tree Of Life 527790
Observations.org 144336
NCBI Taxonomy 48735
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0021196581
IUCN Red List 13490755
IPNI 77106046-1
iNaturalist 430581
GBIF 5828232
USDA GRIN 464280
Wikipedia Cenchrus_setaceus
USDA Plants PESE3
Tropicos 25512364
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415237-1
The Plant List kew-432944
Missouri Botanical Garden 285290
Observations.org 144336
Nature Serve 2.148933
IPNI 415237-1
iNaturalist 78389
GBIF 2706134
Freebase /m/04v5xz
EPPO PESSA
EOL 1115117
Calflora (Californian flora) 6133
USDA GRIN 27214
EOL 49910333

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
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
Assessing Alien Plant Invasions in Urban Environments: A Case Study of Tshwane University of Technology and Implications for Biodiversity Conservation Nelufule T, Shivambu TC, Shivambu N, Moshobane MC, Seoraj-Pillai N, Nangammbi T Plants (Basel) 18-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975853
doi:10.3390/plants13060872
PMID:38592858
Enhancing Native Plant Establishment in Mine Tailings under Drought Stress Conditions through the Application of Organo-Mineral Amendments and Microbial Inoculants Atika M, Leila B, Pereira SI, Castro PM, Ali B Plants (Basel) 17-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975093
doi:10.3390/plants13060863
PMID:38592869
New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934091
doi:10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:38475466
Difference in Germination Traits between Congeneric Native and Exotic Species May Affect Invasion Salomé-Díaz J, Golubov J, Eguiarte LE, Búrquez A Plants (Basel) 07-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892991
doi:10.3390/plants13040478
PMID:38498464
Energy harvesting from plants using hybrid microbial fuel cells; potential applications and future exploitation Greenman J, Thorn R, Willey N, Ieropoulos I Front Bioeng Biotechnol 31-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10865378
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2024.1276176
PMID:38357705
Strategies for the Management of Aggressive Invasive Plant Species Lorenzo P, Morais MC Plants (Basel) 28-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10346621
doi:10.3390/plants12132482
PMID:37447043
A near-complete genome assembly of the allotetrapolyploid Cenchrus fungigraminus (JUJUNCAO) provides insights into its evolution and C4 photosynthesis Zheng H, Wang B, Hua X, Gao R, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Mei J, Huang Y, Huang Y, Lin H, Zhang X, Lin D, Lan S, Liu Z, Lu G, Wang Z, Ming R, Zhang J, Lin Z Plant Commun 03-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10504591
doi:10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100633
PMID:37271992
Comparative transcriptome sequencing analysis to postulate the scheme of regulated leaf coloration in Perilla frutescens Liu X, Zhai Y, Liu J, Xue J, Markovic T, Wang S, Zhang X Plant Mol Biol 08-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10165580
doi:10.1007/s11103-023-01342-8
PMID:37155022
Valorization of Pennisetum setaceum: From Invasive Plant to Fiber Reinforcement of Injected Composites Cabrera-García P, Marrero MD, Benítez AN, Paz R Plants (Basel) 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10181305
doi:10.3390/plants12091777
PMID:37176835
Prokaryotic diversity and community structure in the rhizosphere of Lantana weed (Lantana camara L.) Gola U, Kour S, Kaur T, Perveen K, Bukhari NA, Alsulami JA, Maithani D, Dasila H, Singh M, Suyal DC Front Plant Sci 21-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10160613
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1174859
PMID:37152122
An Efficient Method of Pennisetum × advena ‘Rubrum’ Plantlets Production Using the Temporary Immersion Bioreactor Systems and Agar Cultures Pożoga M, Olewnicki D, Wójcik-Gront E, Latocha P Plants (Basel) 02-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10096853
doi:10.3390/plants12071534
PMID:37050161
Global change impacts on cacti (Cactaceae): current threats, challenges and conservation solutions Hultine KR, Hernández-Hernández T, Williams DG, Albeke SE, Tran N, Puente R, Larios E Ann Bot 21-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10799997
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad040
PMID:36861500
Effect of Water Deficit on Germination, Growth and Biochemical Responses of Four Potentially Invasive Ornamental Grass Species Mircea DM, Estrelles E, Al Hassan M, Soriano P, Sestras RE, Boscaiu M, Sestras AF, Vicente O Plants (Basel) 10-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10053442
doi:10.3390/plants12061260
PMID:36986948
Coupling metal stable isotope compositions and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study metal pathways in soil–plant systems: a mini review Aucour AM, Sarret G, Blommaert H, Wiggenhauser M Metallomics 09-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10084921
doi:10.1093/mtomcs/mfad016
PMID:36893801

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Isoarborinol 12305182 Click to see CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3(C2(CC=C4C3CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034821+
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 154496406 Click to see 595.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034821+
Kuromanin 441667 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 449.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/JF034821+

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