Poaceae
Cenchrus afer
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Synonyms
- Aristida afra Bory
- Aristida cafra Bory
- Gymnotrix thuarii P.Beauv.
- Panicum thuarii (P.Beauv.) Raspail
- Pennisetum afrum (Bory) Leeke
- Pennisetum caffrum (Bory) Leeke
Photos

Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.