Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone Species

Elephant Grass

Introduced herb species. Naturalized.

Other common names

Napier Grass en, Merker Grass en, M'Fufu Grass en, Morrone en, Napier Fodder en, Uganda Grass en, Barner Grass en, Cane Grass en, நேப்பியர் புல் ta, 紫狼尾草 zh, 象草 zh.

Previously known as

Pennisetum purpureum synonym per GBIF backbone

Distribution

Afghanistan, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean Netherlands, Central African Republic, China (Hong Kong), Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Points shown indicate occurrence data available from various data sources, including but not limited to a subset of GBIF occurrence data or LKCNHM's occurrence datasets.

Specimens & Observations 1 records