Taxon:  Cenchrus elegans (Hassk.) Veldkamp



Summary
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
476767
Place of publication:
Blumea 59:68.  2014
Verified:
02/12/2016 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sericura elegans Hassk.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus caninus Morrone
Gymnotrix macrostachys Brongn.
Pennisetum macrostachys (Brongn.) Trin.
Saccharum caninum Reinw. ex Blume

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Reference(s)
  1. Veldkamp. J. F. 2014. A revision of Cenchrus incl. Pennisetum (Gramineae) in Malesia with some general nomenclatural notes. Blumea 59:59-75.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English Pacific fountain grass 1 FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=476767. Accessed 24 June 2025.