Cenchrus distichophyllus explained

Cenchrus distichophyllus is a grass species native to Cuba.^[1]

Cenchrus distichophyllus is a perennial herb, forming clumps. Leaves are up to 2.5cm (01inches) long, tapering to a rigid tip. Spikelet is up to 2.5cm (01inches) long with bristly hairs, with an involucre half the length of the spikelet.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. DeLisle, D. G. 1963. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Cenchrus. Iowa State College Journal of Science 37(3): 259–351.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/403900#page/239/mode/1up Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium 234.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13772#page/244/mode/1up Hitchcock, A. S. 1909. Catalogue of the Grasses of Cuba. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(6): 183–258, vii–xi.
4. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. N. Morrone. 2003. Cenchrus. 46: 144–150. In F. O. Zuloaga, O. N. Morrone, G. Davidse, T. S. Filgueiras, P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng & E. J. Judziewicz (eds.) Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.