Summary
Place of publication:
C. H. Persoon, Syn. pl. 1:72. 1805
Verified:
03/04/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Brunken, J. N. 1977. A systematic study of Pennisteum sect. Pennisetum (Gramineae). Amer. J. Bot. 64:170.
- 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.
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Rao, S. A. & J. M. J. de Wet. 1999. Chapter 2. Taxonomy and evolution. Pearl millet breeding. 1999 31-47.
- Rao, S. A. & J. M. J. de Wet. 1999. Chapter 2. Taxonomy and evolution. Pearl millet breeding. 1999 31-47.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
- Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:536.
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Central African Republic | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Weed | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952- |
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=313742.
Accessed 6 October 2024.