Taxon:  Cenchrus pedicellatus (Trin.) Morrone



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
464274
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:128.  2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
67 (44  active, 41  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  4. Dujardin, M. & W. W. Hanna. 1989. Crossability of Pearl Millet with wild Pennisetum species. Crop Sci. (Madison) 29:77-80.
  5. Schmelzer, G. H. 1997. Review of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Poaceae). Euphytica 97:1-20. DOI: 10.1023/A:1003077906928 . Note: as Pennisetum pedicellatum
  6. Simon, B. K. 2010. New taxa, nomenclatural changes and notes on Australian grasses in the tribe Paniceae (Poaceae: Panioideae). Austrobaileya 8:187-219.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishannual kyasuwa grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishdeenanth grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishhairy fountain grass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishkyasuwa grass  1Holm, L. G. et al. 1977. The world's worst weeds: distribution and biology.
Portuguese (Brazil)falso-capim-custódio  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Brunken, J. N. 1979. Morphometric variation and the classification of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79:51-64.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Brunken, J. N. 1979. Morphometric variation and the classification of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79:51-64.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon n.Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia e.Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon (n.)
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zambia
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (e.)
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Brunken, J. N. 1979. Morphometric variation and the classification of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79:51-64.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  7. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  8. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  9. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  10. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  11. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  12. Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  14. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Schmelzer, G. H. & J.-F. Renno. 1999. Genotypic variation in progeny of the agamic grass complex Pennisetum section Brevivalvula in west Africa. Pl. Syst. Evol. 215:71-83.
Animal foodfodder Schmelzer, G. H. 1997. Review of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Poaceae). Euphytica 97:1-20. DOI: 10.1023/A:1003077906928 . Note: as Pennisetum pedicellatum
Weedseed contaminantin sorghum and pearl millet fieldsSchmelzer, G. H. 1997. Review of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Poaceae). Euphytica 97:1-20. DOI: 10.1023/A:1003077906928 . Note: as Pennisetum pedicellatum
Weedseed contaminantpotentialSchmelzer, G. H. & J.-F. Renno. 1999. Genotypic variation in progeny of the agamic grass complex Pennisetum section Brevivalvula in west Africa. Pl. Syst. Evol. 215:71-83.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464274. Accessed 15 April 2026.