Cenchrus

Cenchrus
	Cenchrus longispinus
	Cenchrus echinatus burr
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Supertribe:	Panicodae
Tribe:	Paniceae
Subtribe:	Cenchrinae
Genus:	Cenchrus; L. (1753)
Type species
	Cenchrus echinatus; L.
Synonyms
	Amphochaeta Andersson (1855); Beckeropsis Fig. & De Not. (1853); Catatherophora Steud. (1829); Cenchropsis Nash (1903); Echinaria Fabr. (1759), rejected name not Desf. 1799; Eriochaeta Fig. & De Not. (1853); Gymnotrix P.Beauv. (1812); Kikuyuochloa H.Scholz (2006); Lloydia Delile (1844), nom. illeg.; Odontelytrum Hack. (1898); Penicillaria Willd. (1809); Pennisetum Rich. (1805); Pseudochaetochloa Hitchc. (1924); Raram Adans. (1763); Runcina Allamand (1770); Sericura Hassk. (1842);

Cenchrus is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.

Common names include buffelgrasses, sandburs, and sand spur. Such names allude to the sharp, spine-covered burrs characterizing the inflorescences of the members of the genus.

Some botanists include the genus within the related genus Pennisetum.

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