Cenchrus violaceus
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 violaceus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cenchrus americanus subsp. chudeauiName author: (Maire & Trab.) Banfi & Galasso
- Cenchrus americanus subsp. monodiiName author: (Maire) Sosef
- Cenchrus rogeriName author: (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Verloove
- Chasea violaceaName author: (Lam.) Nieuwl.
- Panicum violaceumName author: Lam.
- Penicillaria fallaxName author: Fig. & De Not.
- Penicillaria raddianaName author: Fig. & De Not.
- Pennisetum americanum subsp. monodiiName author: (Maire) Brunken
- Pennisetum chudeauiName author: Maire & Trab.
- Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodianumName author: Maire ex A.Chev.
- Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodiiName author: Maire
- Pennisetum cognatumName author: Steud.
- Pennisetum darfuricumName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum fallaxName author: (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum molleName author: Hitchc.
- Pennisetum mollissimumName author: Hochst.
- Pennisetum ochropsName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum ramosissimumName author: Steud.
- Pennisetum rogeriName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum senegalenseName author: Steud. ex Jard.
- Pennisetum spicatum var. fallaxName author: (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Pennisetum subeglumeName author: Trab.
- Pennisetum versicolorName author: Schrad.
- Pennisetum violaceumName author: (Lam.) Rich.
- Pennisetum violaceum var. majusName author: Kunth
- Pennisetum violaceum var. monodianumName author: (Maire ex A.Chev.) Maire
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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