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Taxon:  Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Pennisetum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Nomen number:
27187
Place of publication:
Prodr. 195. 1810
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
11/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
113 (113  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum glaucum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.
Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze
Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alopecurus typhoides Burm. f.
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Holcus spicatus L.
Panicum spicatum (L.) Roxb.
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum leonis Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Korn.
Pennisetum typhoides (Burm. f.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.
Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bajra –
bulrush millet –
cattail millet –
horse millet –
Indian millet –
pearl millet –
French
mil africain –
millet à chandelles –
millet perle –
German
Negerhirse –
Perlhirse –
India (Hindi)
bajira –
Italian
miglio perlato –
Portuguese
milheto –
Spanish
mijo negro –
mijo perla –
Swedish
pärlhirs –
Transcribed Chinese
yu gu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Cover Crop Database) –
Human food
cereal (fide Grass Camer) –
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Geigy Weed Tables. 1968) –


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