Beckeropsis
''Cenchrus'' is a widespread genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family. Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands. Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur “sticky bur”. Such names allude to the sharp, spine-covered bur, burrs characterizing the inflorescences of the members of the genus. Some botanists include the genus within the related genus ''Pennisetum''. ; Species * ''Cenchrus abyssinicus'' (Hack.) Morrone - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Yemen, Limpopo, Mpumalanga * ''Cenchrus agrimonioides'' Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Trin. – ''kāmanomano'' - Hawaiian Islands * ''Cenchrus arnhemicus'' (F.Muell.) Morrone - Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory) * ''Cenchrus biflorus'' Roxb. – ''kram-kram'' - Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Madagascar * ''Cenchrus brevisetosus'' (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon - Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland) * ...
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Pennisetum
''Pennisetum'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. They are known commonly as fountaingrasses (fountain grasses).''Pennisetum''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).''Pennisetum''.
The Jepson eFlora 2013. ''Pennisetum'' is considered a synonym of '''' in Kew's