Cenchrus americanus
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 americanus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Alopecurus typhoidesName author: Burm.f.
- Andropogon racemosusName author: Poir. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus paniceusName author: B.Heyne ex Wall.
- Cenchrus pycnostachyusName author: Steud.
- Cenchrus spicatusName author: (L.) Cav.
- Chaetochloa glaucaName author: (L.) Scribn.
- Chaetochloa lutescensName author: Stuntz
- Chamaeraphis glaucaName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Holcus paniciformisName author: Roxb. ex Hook.f.
- Holcus racemosusName author: Forssk.
- Holcus spicatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Ixophorus glaucusName author: (L.) Nash
- Panicum alopecuroidesName author: J.Koenig ex Trin.
- Panicum americanumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Panicum coeruleumName author: Mill.
- Panicum compressumName author: Balb. ex Steud.
- Panicum glaucumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Panicum holcoidesName author: Trin.
- Panicum indicumName author: Mill.
- Panicum involucratumName author: Roxb.
- Panicum lutescensName author: Weigel
- Panicum spicatumName author: (L.) Roxb.
- Penicillaria arabicaName author: A.Braun
- Penicillaria deflexaName author: Andersson ex A.Braun
- Penicillaria elongataName author: Schrad. ex Schltdl.
- Penicillaria indicaName author: A.Braun
- Penicillaria involucrataName author: (Roxb.) Schult.
- Penicillaria nigritarumName author: Schltdl.
- Penicillaria plukenetiiName author: Link
- Penicillaria roxburghiiName author: A.Braun
- Penicillaria solitariaName author: Stokes
- Penicillaria spicataName author: (L.) Willd.
- Pennisetum albicaudaName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum americanum f. echinurusName author: (K.Schum.) Leeke
- Pennisetum americanum subsp. spicatumName author: (L.) Maire & Weiller
- Pennisetum ancylochaeteName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum aureumName author: Link
- Pennisetum cerealeName author: Trin.
- Pennisetum cinereumName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum echinurusName author: (K.Schum.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum gambienseName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum gibbosumName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum giganteumName author: Ten. ex Steud.
- Pennisetum glaucumName author: (L.) R.Br.
- Pennisetum indicumName author: A.Braun
- Pennisetum leonisName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum maiwaName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum malacochaeteName author: Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum megastachyumName author: Steud.
- Pennisetum nigritarum var. deflexumName author: (Andersson ex A.Braun) T.Durand & Schinz
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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