Cenchrus

Cenchrus is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.

Contents

• Vegetative propagation protocol for kamanomano cenchrus agrimonioides var agrimonioides
• Tertiary ingredients of cenchrus ciliaris formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
• References

Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur. Such names allude to the sharp, spine-covered burrs characterizing the inflorescences of the members of the genus.

Some botanists include the genus within the related genus Pennisetum.

1. Cenchrus abyssinicus (Hack.) Morrone - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Yemen, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
2. Cenchrus agrimonioides Trin. – kāmanomano - Hawaiian Islands
3. Cenchrus arnhemicus (F.Muell.) Morrone - Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
4. Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. – kram-kram - Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Madagascar
5. Cenchrus brevisetosus (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon - Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
6. Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult. - North + South America, West Indies
7. Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. - Australia, New Zealand, assorted islands in Pacific + Indian Oceans
8. Cenchrus ciliaris L. – buffelgrass - Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Sicily; naturalized in parts of North + South America, Southeast Asia, various islands; considered noxious weed in some places
9. Cenchrus distichophyllus - Cuba
10. Cenchrus echinatus L. – common sandbur - North + South America, West Indies; naturalized in parts of Africa, southern Asia, various islands
11. Cenchrus elymoides - Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
12. Cenchrus gracillimus Nash - West Indies, southeastern USA
13. Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern. – mat sandbur - Canada, USA, Mexico
14. Cenchrus mitis Andersson - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique
15. Cenchrus multiflorus J.Presl - Mexico, Central America
16. Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth - North + South America, West Indies
17. Cenchrus palmeri Vasey - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Arizona
18. Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud. - Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent
19. Cenchrus pilosus Kunth - from central Mexico to northern Chile
20. Cenchrus platyacanthus Andersson - Galápagos
21. Cenchrus prieurii - Sahara, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar
22. Cenchrus robustus - Queensland, New South Wales
23. Cenchrus setiger Vahl - Sahara, East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar
24. Cenchrus somalensis - Somalia
25. Cenchrus spinifex Cav. – coastal sandbur - North + South America, West Indies
26. Cenchrus tribuloides L. – sanddune sandbur - North + South America, West Indies

several species now considered better suited to other genera: Anthephora Centotheca Dactyloctenium Echinaria Echinolaena Hackelochloa Hilaria Pennisetum Phragmites Scleria Setaria Trachys Tragus Tribolium