Cenchrus pedicellatus

TaxID: 281133

Basic Information

Cenchrus pedicellatus

Annual Mission Grass, Hairy Fountain Grass

Cenchrus pedicellatus, previously Pennisetum pedicellatum, known simply as desho or as desho grass, is an indigenous grass of Ethiopia of the monocot angiosperm plant family Poaceae. It is also known as annual kyasuwa grass in Nigeria, bare in Mauritania, and deenanath grass in India. It grows in its native geographic location, naturally spreading across the escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands. Widely available in this location, it is ideal for livestock feed and can be sustainably cultivated on small plots of land. Thus desho is becoming increasingly utilized, along with various soil and water conservation techniques, as a local method of improving grazing land management and combating a growing productivity problem of the local region.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Cenchrus

pedicellatus

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Photos (5 photos)

Cenchrus pedicellatus
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(c) J.M.Garg@BY-SA
Cenchrus pedicellatus
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(c) Marco Schmidt@BY-NC-SA
Cenchrus pedicellatus
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(c) Enrico Castello@BY-NC-SA
Cenchrus pedicellatus
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(c) Marco Schmidt@BY-NC-SA
Cenchrus pedicellatus
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(c) J.M.Garg@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Cuba Absent —
Jordan A1 list 2013
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Nicaragua Absent —
Peru Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests 1989

Distribution (35 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Brazil Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Comoros Present —
Cabo Verde Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR28974809 Leaf 45 days after sowing - 38679665 India
SRR28974808 Leaf 45 days after sowing - 38273168 India
SRR28974807 Root 45 days after sowing - 18031638 India

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature