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Cenchrus distichophyllus

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Cenchrus distichophyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species:
C. distichophyllus
Binomial name
Cenchrus distichophyllus

Cenchrus distichophyllus is a grass species native to Cuba.[1]

Cenchrus distichophyllus is a perennial herb, forming clumps. Leaves are up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long, tapering to a rigid tip. Spikelet is up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long with bristly hairs, with an involucre half the length of the spikelet.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ DeLisle, D. G. 1963. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Cenchrus. Iowa State College Journal of Science 37(3): 259–351.
  2. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium 234.
  3. ^ Hitchcock, A. S. 1909. Catalogue of the Grasses of Cuba. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(6): 183–258, vii–xi.
  4. ^ Zuloaga, F. O. & O. N. Morrone. 2003. Cenchrus. 46: 144–150. In F. O. Zuloaga, O. N. Morrone, G. Davidse, T. S. Filgueiras, P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng & E. J. Judziewicz (eds.) Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.