Details for: PI 151013, Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone, 'Kikuyu grass'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'Kikuyu grass'
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 May 1945
PI Assigned:
1945
Availability
This is historical information about this accession. It no longer exists and can not be requested.
 
There are no images for this accession.

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Cultivar:
'Kikuyu grass'
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 May 1945
PI Assigned:
1945
Source History
Collected

Kenya

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Kikuyu grass'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464260
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Comment:
a proposal for conservation (nom. cons.) of the basionym Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4) P. longistylum Hochst. has failed, as the two taxa are not considered by experts to be synonymous
Verified:
03/13/2019 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Kikuyuochloa clandestina (Hochst. ex Chiov.) H. Scholz

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishKikuyu grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Afrikaanskikoejoegras  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
GermanKikuyugras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesecapim-quicuio  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishkikuyu  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpasto africano  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtapete  2Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Spanishzacate kikuyu  2Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Transcribed Chinesepu di lang wei cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 12 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. to Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Other Links
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree