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Cenchrus aequiglumis

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Name

Identification
Cenchrus mitis Andersson [family GRAMINEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Data not digitized, Cenchrus aequiglumis Chiov. [family GRAMINEAE ] Verified by Data not digitized,
Related name
  • Cenchrus mitis
  • Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Cenchrus aequiglumis
  • Cenchrus pennisetiformis

Flora

Entry for CENCHRUS mitis Anderss. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
CENCHRUS mitis Anderss. [family POACEAE], (1863).
CENCHRUS aequiglumis Chiov. [family POACEAE], (1926);. type: S3, Kismayu, Gorini 20 (FT holo., K iso.).
Information
Annual up to 100 cm high; leaves flat, 2–10 mm wide. Panicle 4–18 cm long; involucres globose to ovoid, 6–9 mm long; inner spines flattened, connate for 1/3–2/3 their length to form a cup, pubescent on the face, ciliate on the margins, antrorsely scaberulous, aciculate at the tip; outer bristles filiform, mostly shorter than the inner. Spikelets 2(–3) per burr, 4–6 mm long.
Range
S2, 3
Altitude range
0–50 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA McLeish 866; Tardelli & Bavazzano 512.
Distribution (external)
Kenya
Tanzania
Mozambique

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