| Source: | Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC-By-SA-3.0 Unported).
 
 
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                            | Name: | Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav. | 
                          
						  
                            | Nomencl. ref.: | Descr. Pl.: 304. 1802 | 
						  
                          
                            | Rank: | Species | 
                          
                            | Status: | ACCEPTED | 
	
		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta
 Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
 Class - Magnoliopsida
 Superordo - Lilianae
 Ordo - Poales
 Familia - Poaceae Barnhart
 Tribus - Paniceae R. Br.
 Genus - Cenchrus L.
 
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		| Basionym: | Holcus spicatus L. | 
                          
                          
                            | Homotypic synonyms: | Holcus spicatus L. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum americanum subsp. spicatum (L.) Maire & Weiller | 
                          
                          
                            | Heterotypic synonyms: | Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Panicum americanum L. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Panicum glaucum L. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum typhoideum Rich. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Pennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum (Rich.) Maire & Weiller | 
                          
						  
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		| Common names: | maiz negro (Spanish, Castillian), mijo negro (Spanish, Castillian), panizo de Daimiel (Spanish, Castillian), panizo negro (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits] | 
	
		| Maps: | distribution | 
	
		| Occurrence: | [aCt cEg cGg cIJ aJu aLi aMa cRf(CS S) cTcs cUk(K U)] |