Poaceae
Cenchrus divisus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- ثيوم سبط, أثموم, ثمام, مرة غزال, هدة
Synonyms
- Cenchrus elatus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Verloove
- Cenchrus ramosissimus Poir.
- Gymnotrix longiglumis Munro ex Hook.f.
- Panicum dichotomum Forssk.
- Panicum divisum J.F.Gmel.
- Pennisetum asperifolium Hochst. & Steud.
- Pennisetum dichotomum Delile
- Pennisetum dichotomum var. scabrum Maire & Trab.
- Pennisetum divisum (J.F.Gmel.) Henrard
- Pennisetum elatum Hochst. ex Steud.
Photos

Photo: Claude Lemmel & Zahora Attioui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claude Lemmel & Zahora Attioui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claude Lemmel & Zahora Attioui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claude Lemmel & Zahora Attioui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claude Lemmel & Zahora Attioui, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.