Cenchrus clandestinus

TaxID: 173850

Basic Information

Cenchrus clandestinus

Kikuyo Grass, Kikuyu Grass

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

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Cenchrus

clandestinus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Cenchrus clandestinus
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(c) Jordi López-Pujol@BY-NC
Cenchrus clandestinus
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(c) Ron Vanderhoff@BY-NC
Cenchrus clandestinus
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(c) victorianwalker@BY-NC
Cenchrus clandestinus
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(c) Harry Rose@BY-SA
Cenchrus clandestinus
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(c) Harry Rose@BY

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.

Country Status Year Added
Jordan A1 list 2013
French Polynesia Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests 1989

Distribution (60 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Bhutan Present —
Cambodia Present —
Chile Present —
Cameroon Present —
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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% Downloads Actions
GCA_051254175.1 Scaffold 1849 3 4 -

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (4 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH2373-14 - rbcLa 551 United States 1975-09-27 -
SAFH4008-12 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-10-25 -26.679, 27.096
GBVR3377-13 - matK 1539 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBVR3169-13 - rbcL 1335 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624

Literature