EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: PESPU
• Preferred name: Cenchrus purpureus
• Authority: (Schumacher) Morrone

Southwest Mediterranean, Sénégal to Ethiopia, Guinée to Cameroon, central and southern Africa (except Namibia, Botswana, South Africa). Cultivated as a forage grass, and for environmental regeneration. Introduced in Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Cambodia), Malesia (except Borneo), China (including Taiwan), South Africa, Madagascar, New Guinea, USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone), New Zealand

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