Cenchrus echinatus L.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Cenchrus echinatus L.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8117 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 09 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Brasília. Taguatinga.

  • Habitat

    Roadside, margin of cerrado.

  • Description

    With numerous divergent prostrate stems, forming a mat ca. 50 cm. across. Fruit violet-green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00861883

    Occurrence ID: 924e8a4d-0ede-44a6-a584-214ca89c7502

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cenchrus echinatus L. det G. Davidse, 1973

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Brasília. Taguatinga

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.83, -48.05

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Literature.

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
' - • *	Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
No. 8117
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Dup. det: G. Davidse, 1973
With numerous divergent prostrate stems,
forming a mat ca. £0 cm. across. Fruit
violet-green* Roadside, margin of cerrado.
Taguatinga, D.F. Elevation 1100 m.
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos_9 September 1965
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agronòmico do Norte, and the Ministério da Apicultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
00861883