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Taxon:
Pennisetum unisetum
(Nees) Benth.
Synonym of
Cenchrus unisetus
(Nees) Morrone
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Pennisetum
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
27227
Place of publication:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19:47, 49. 1881
Verified:
01/17/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Burkill, H. M.
The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Chemisquy, M. A. et al.
2010. Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of
Pennisetum
,
Cenchrus
and
Odontelytrum
(Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in
Cenchrus
. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106:130.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Wood, J. R. I.
A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Zon, A. P. M. van der.
Graminées du Cameroun. 1992
Common names
English
Natal grass –
Reference(s)
silky grass –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
Burkill, H. M.
The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27227
. Accessed
6 October 2024
.
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