EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: PESCL
• Preferred name: Cenchrus clandestinus
• Authority: (Chiovenda) Morrone

Ethiopia to Central Africa to Zimbabwe. Cultivated as a pasture or lawn grass. Introduced in Mediterranean region (locally), Western Asia, Himalayas, India, China (including Taiwan), Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia, Nigeria, southern Africa, Madagascar, USA (California), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean,  South America (except Brazil, southern cone), New Guinea, New Zealand

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