Cenchrus orientalis
(Rich.) Morrone · speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Cenchrus orientalis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility782 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotypeEvery layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Pennisetum orientale, the oriental fountain grass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to North West Asia and North Africa. Growing to 60 cm tall and broad, this decorative perennial grass forms clumps with multiple tufted panicles up to 14 cm in length. The panicles are pale pink, maturing to brown. The plant is not entirely hardy, disliking prolonged freezing temperatures. In cultivation it requires a sheltered position and some winter protection in colder areas. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology5
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment9
Physiology & chemistry1
Other traits1
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Cenchrus orientalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Cenchrus orientalis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 3613×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · iapt · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +6
2n 184×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · book-fedorov
2n 353×CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · Cave1956
2n 453×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · book-indian_vol2
2n 272×CCDB · book-indian_vol2 · CCDB · book-fedorov
2n 562×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-indian_vol2
2n 541×CCDB · book-indian_vol2
n 185×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · iapt
n 94×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
n 71×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
n 281×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
tetraploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type782 records
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions7 of 13 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 26 |
| Rishon Le Zion, IL | 8 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 2 |
| BClocation not on record | 2 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Guasave, MX | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Saint Louis, US | 1 |