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Cenchrus violaceus (Lam.) Morrone

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cenchrus

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Common names

By language (1)
Hausa
Geron ɗan kwaruwa

Synonyms

  • Cenchrus americanus subsp. chudeaui (Maire & Trab.) Banfi & Galasso
  • Cenchrus americanus subsp. monodii (Maire) Sosef
  • Cenchrus rogeri (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Verloove
  • Chasea violacea (Lam.) Nieuwl.
  • Panicum violaceum Lam.
  • Penicillaria fallax Fig. & De Not.
  • Penicillaria raddiana Fig. & De Not.
  • Pennisetum americanum subsp. monodii (Maire) Brunken
  • Pennisetum chudeaui Maire & Trab.
  • Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodianum Maire ex A.Chev.
  • Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodii Maire
  • Pennisetum cognatum Steud.
  • Pennisetum darfuricum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Pennisetum fallax (Fig. & De Not.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Pennisetum molle Hitchc.
  • Pennisetum mollissimum Hochst.
  • Pennisetum ochrops Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Pennisetum ramosissimum Steud.
  • Pennisetum rogeri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Pennisetum senegalense Steud. ex Jard.
  • Pennisetum spicatum var. fallax (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Pennisetum subeglume Trab.
  • Pennisetum versicolor Schrad.
  • Pennisetum violaceum (Lam.) Rich.
  • Pennisetum violaceum var. majus Kunth
  • Pennisetum violaceum var. monodianum (Maire ex A.Chev.) Maire

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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.