Cenchrus hordeoides
Also known as: Gymnotrix hordeoides (Lam.) Kunth +8 more
- Gymnotrix hordeoides (Lam.) Kunth
- Panicum antillarum Poir.
- Panicum hordeoides Lam.
- Pennisetum antillarum (Poir.) Desv.
- Pennisetum hordeoides (Lam.) Steud.
- Pennisetum imberbe Edgew.
- Pennisetum siguiriense Mimeur
- Saccharum antillarum (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
- Setaria antillarum (Poir.) Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Cenchrus hordeoides is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, 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)
Leeward Is.