Cenchrus clandestinus
TaxID: 173850
Basic Information
Scientific Name *
Cenchrus clandestinus
Common Name
Kikuyo Grass, Kikuyu Grass
Introduction
Details
The tropical grass species Cenchrus clandestinus (previously Pennisetum clandestinum) is known by several common names, most often Kikuyu grass. It is native to the highland regions of East Africa that is home to the Kikuyu people. Because of its rapid growth and aggressive nature, it is categorised as a noxious weed in some regions. However, it is also a popular garden lawn species in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the southern region of California in the United States, being inexpensive and moderately drought-tolerant. In addition, it is useful as pasture for livestock grazing and serves as a food source for many avian species, including the long-tailed widowbird. The flowering culms are very short and "hidden" amongst the leaves, giving this species its specific epithet (clandestinus).
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Taxonomic Information
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Lineage
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Poales;f__Poaceae;g__Cenchrus;s__Cenchrus clandestinus
Photos
(5 photos)
Details
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(c) Jordi López-Pujol@BY-NC
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(c) Ron Vanderhoff@BY-NC
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(c) victorianwalker@BY-NC
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
(3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution
(60 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
Distribution Map
(Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Genomes
(1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
Assembly Accession
Assembly Level
Genome Size(Mb)
Contig N50(Kb)
Scaffold N50(Kb)
BUSCO%
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GCA_051254175.1
Scaffold
1849
3
4
-
Details
Assembly Name
ASM5125417v1
Transcriptomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Data source: BOLD.
Process ID
BIN
Marker
Length
Country
Date
Lat/Lon
Sequence
SDH2373-14
-
rbcLa
551
United States
1975-09-27
-
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AGTGTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTATAAATTGACTTACTATACCCCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCAGATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAGGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATCTNCGAATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGGGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAAAATTACGGTAGAGCGTGTTATGAGTGTCTA
SAFH4008-12
-
rbcLa
552
South Africa
2011-10-25
-26.679, 27.096
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AGTGTT---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTATAAATTGACTTACTATACCCCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCAGATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAGGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATCTACGAATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGGGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAAAATTACGGTAGAGCGTGTTATGAGTGTCTA
GBVR3377-13
-
matK
1539
Portugal
-
39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
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ATGGAAAAATTCGAGGGGTATTCAGAAAAAAAGAAATCTCGTCAACAATACTTCGTCTATCCCCTTCTCTTTCAGGAATATATTTATGCATTTGCCCATGATTATGGATTAAATGGTGCCGAACCCGTGGAAATTTTTGGTTGTAATAACAAGAAATTTAGTTCACTACTTGTGAAACGTTTAATTATTCGAATGTATCAGCAGAATTTTGGGATGAATTCGGTTAATCAGCCTAACCAAGATCGATTGTTGGATCACAGCAATTATTTTTATTCTGAGTTTTATTCTCAGATTCTATCTGAGGGGTTTGCGATCGTTGTAGAAATCCCACTTTCGCTAGGGCAACTATCTTGTACGGAAGAAAAAGAAATACTAAAGTTTCAAAATTTACAATCTATTCATTCAATATTTCCCTTTTTAGAAGACAAATTTTTGCATTTACATTATCTATCACATATAGAAATATCCTATCCTATCCATTTAGAAATCCTGGTTCAACTCCTTGAATACCGGATTCAAGATGTTCCATCTTTGCATTTATTGCGATTCTTTCTCAACTATTATTCGAATTGGAATAGTCTTATTACTTCAATGAAATCGATTTTTCTTTTGAAAAAAGAAAATAAAAGACTATTTCGATTCCTATATAACTCTTATGTATCAGAATATGAATTTTTCTTGTTGTTTCTTCGTAAACAATCTTCTTGCTTACGATTAACATCTTCTGGAACCTTTCTGGAACGAATCCACTTTTCTGGGAAGATGGAACATTTTTGGGTAATGTACCCAGAGTTTTTTCGGAAAACCATATGGTTCTTTATGGATCCTCTTATGCATTATGTTCGATATCAAGGAAAGGCAATTCTTGCATCAAAAGGAACTCTTCTTTTGAAGAAGAAATGGAAATCTTACCTTGTCAATTTCTCGCAATATTTTATCTCTTTTTGGCCTCAACCACAAAGGATCCGCCTAAACCAATTAACAAACTCTTGCTTCGATTTCCTGGGGTACCTTTCAAGTGTACCAATAAATACTTTGTTAGTAAGGAATCAAATGCTGGAGAATTCTTTTCTAATAGATACTCGAATGAAAAAATTCGATACCACAGTCCCTGCTACTCCCCTCGTTGGATCCTTATCAAAAGCTCAATTTTGTACTGGATCAGGGCATCCTATTAGTAAACCCGTTTGGACCGATTTATCAGATTGGGATATTCTTGATCGTTTTGGTCGGATATGTAGAAATCTTTTTCATTATCATAGTGGATCTTCGAAAAAACAGACTTTGTATCGACTAAAATATATACTTCGACTTTCATGTGCTAGAACTTTAGCTCGTAAACATAAAAGTACGGTACGAACTTTTATGCAACGATTGGGTTCGGTATTTTTAGAAGAATTTTTTACGGAAGAAGAGCAAGTTTTTTCTTTGATGTTCACCAAAACAACTCACTTTTCTTTCAATGGATCACACAGTGAGCGTATTTGGTATTTGGATATTATCCGTATCAATGACCTGGTGAATCCTCTTACTCTTAAT
GBVR3169-13
-
rbcL
1335
Portugal
-
39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
View
GTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTAT------------AAATTGACTTACTATACC---CCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTTTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCA---GATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAG---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGC---GCTCTACGTTTG---GAGGATCTACGA---ATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACT---TTCCAAGGTCCG---CCTCACGGTATC---CAAGTTGAAAGGGAT---------AAG------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAAAATTACGGT---AGAGCG---TGTTATGAGTGTCTACGCGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAAAATGTAAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGCTGGAGAGACCGTTTT---GTC---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCTGAAGCA---ATTTATAAAGCACAAGCAGAA---ACTGGT---GAAATCAAGGGGCATTACTTGAATGCGACTGCAGGTACA---TGCGAAGAAATGATTAAGAGAGCTGTATTT---GCA---AGGGAATTA------GGGGTTCCTATTGTAATGCATGACTACTTAACT------GGAGGATTCACC------------GCAAATACTAGTTTGTCTCATTATTGCCGCGAC---AAC------GGCCTACTTCTT---CACATT---CACCGAGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAGAAAAATCATGGTATACATTTCCGTGTATTAGCTAAAGCATTG---CGTATGTCGGGGGGAGATCATATCCACTCCGGTACAGTAGTA---GGTAAGTTAGAA------GGGGAACGCGAAATAACTTTAGGTTTTGTTGATTTATTGCGCGATGATTTTATTGAAAAAGAT---CGTTCTCGCGGTATCTTTTTC------ACTCAGGACTGG---GTATCCATGCCA---GGTGTT---ATACCGGTGGCTTCAGGGGGTATTCATGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCAGCTCTG---ACCGAAATCTTTGGAGAC---GATTCTGTATTACAATTTGGTGGAGGAACTTTAGGACATCCTTGGGGAAATGCACCTGGTGCAGCAGCTAATCGTGTGGCTTTAGAAGCCTGTGTACAAGCCCGTAACGAAGGGCGCGATCTTGCT------CGT---GAA------GGTAATGAAATTATCAAAGCAGCTTGCAAATGGAGT------CCTGAACTA---------------------------------------------------------------------
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