Cenchrus ciliaris
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cenchrus ciliaris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
43 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cenchrus anjaniaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Cenchrus bulbosusName author: Fresen. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus bulbosusName author: Fresen. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus ciliaris f. intermediusName author: (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimiiName author: Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. anachoreticusName author: (Chiov.) Pirotta
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. leptostachysName author: (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosusName author: Kuntze
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicusName author: Fig. & De Not.
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. pallensName author: (Leeke) Maire & Weiller
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustiorName author: Penz.
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferName author: Fig. & De Not.
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferusName author: Fig. & De Not
- Cenchrus glaucusName author: C.R.Mudaliar & Sundararaj
- Cenchrus longifoliusName author: Hochst. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus melanostachyusName author: A.Camus
- Cenchrus mutabilisName author: Wight ex Hook.f.
- Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermediusName author: Chiov.
- Cenchrus rufescensName author: Desf.
- Pennisetum cenchroidesName author: Rich.
- Pennisetum cenchroides var. echioidesName author: Hook.f.
- Pennisetum cenchroides var. hamphilahenseName author: N.Terracc.
- Pennisetum ciliareName author: (L.) Link
- Pennisetum ciliare f. brachystachysName author: Peter
- Pennisetum ciliare f. longifoliumName author: Peter
- Pennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticumName author: Chiov.
- Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliareName author: Not supplied
- Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachyaName author: Leeke
- Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachysName author: Leeke
- Pennisetum ciliare var. pallensName author: Leeke
- Pennisetum ciliare var. robustiorName author: Penz.
- Pennisetum ciliare var. robustiusName author: Penz.
- Pennisetum distylumName author: Guss.
- Pennisetum incomptumName author: Nees ex Steud.
- Pennisetum longifoliumName author: Fenzl ex Steud.
- Pennisetum oxyphyllumName author: Peter
- Pennisetum pachycladumName author: Stapf
- Pennisetum panormitanumName author: Lojac.
- Pennisetum petraeumName author: Steud.
- Pennisetum polycladumName author: Chiov.
- Pennisetum rangeiName author: Mez
- Pennisetum rufescensName author: (Desf.) Spreng.
- Pennisetum teneriffaeName author: Steud.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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