Cenchrus purpureus
Elephant Grass, Morrone
Other regional names: Napier Grass +1 more
- Napier Grass
- Uganda Grass
Also known as: Gymnotrix nitens Andersson +18 more
- Gymnotrix nitens Andersson
- Pennisetum benthamii Steud.
- Pennisetum benthamii subsp. nudum Hack.
- Pennisetum benthamii subsp. sambesiense Hack.
- Pennisetum benthamii subsp. ternatum Hack.
- Pennisetum benthamii var. nudum Hack.
- Pennisetum benthamii var. sambesiense Hack.
- Pennisetum benthamii var. ternatum Hack.
- Pennisetum blepharideum Gilli
- Pennisetum flavicomum Leeke
- Pennisetum flexispica K.Schum.
- Pennisetum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum hainanense H.R.Zhao & A.T.Liu
- Pennisetum lachnorrhachis Peter
- Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth.
- Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) Hack.
- Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894
- Pennisetum pallescens Leeke
- Pennisetum pruinosum Leeke
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa and Temperate Asia, Cenchrus purpureus (commonly known as Elephant grass or Morrone) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is.