Buffel Grass Cenchrus ciliaris

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Poaceae [family]

Cenchrus [genus] (6)

ciliaris [species]

Classification

Poaceae [family]

Cenchrus [genus] (6)

ciliaris [species]

Names

Dutch name	Buffelgras
English name	Buffel Grass
Valid name	Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Synonym	Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link

Classification

Plantae [kingdom] Plants
- Tracheophyta [phylum] Vascular Plants
  - Spermatopsida [class]
    - Poales [order]
      - Poaceae [family] True Grasses
        
        Cenchrus L. [genus]
        
        Cenchrus ciliaris L. [species] Buffel Grass