Name:		Cenchrus echinatus L., (1753) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Cenchrus cavanillesii Tausch. (1837) Cenchrus hexaflorus Blanco (1877) Cenchrus brevisetus Fourn. (1886)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Cenchrus L. [Genus] Gramineae Juss. [Family] Cyperales [Order] Liliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Cenchrus echinatus forma longispinus Hackel
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (52 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]