Cenchrus prieurii (Kunth) Maire, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 3: 523 (1931) (syn: Cenchrus hystrix Fig. & De Not. ; Cenchrus macrostachyus Hochst. ex Steud. ; Cenchrus prieurii var. scaber Bhandari ; Pennisetum breviflorum Steud.; Pennisetum prieurii Kunth);
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Sahara to Myanmar: Algeria, Assam, Burkina, Chad, Ethiopia, India, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Yemen as per POWO;
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Common name: Large-Spike Buffel Grass • Rajasthani: लाम्बियो भुरत Lambio-bhurat
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SD 0181 Grass ID help: 4 high res. images.
Clicked further west of Jaisalmer, growing on sand.
Cenchrus ??
Cenchrus prieurii
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Flowers of India Useful Tropical Plants Flora of Pakistan
