Genus: Cenchrus
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There are about 22 species worldwide (native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with
two native to
southern Africa, and three naturalised.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe and
Flora of
Mozambique.
Cenchrus
ciliaris
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Cenchrus
mitis
Recorded from Mozambique.
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