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Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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Hochst. ex Chiov. In: Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 41. (1903 publ. 1902).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Cenchrus
species
Cenchrus clandestinus

Name

Homonyms
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst.
Common names
Kikuyu grass in English
Kikuyu grass in language.
Kikuyugras in German
Zif-notza havuy in Hebrew
capim-quicuio in Portuguese
cola de zorro in Spanish
kikoejoegras in Afrikaans
kikuyu in Spanish
kikuyugrass in language.
pasto africano in Spanish
pasto kikuyo in Spanish
pu di lang wei cao in language.
rabo de gato in Spanish
tapete in Spanish
zacate kikuyu in Spanish
זיף נוצה חבוי in Hebrew

Bibliographic References

  1. Chemisquy, M. Amelia, Liliana M. Giussani, Maria A. Scataglini, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, and O. Morrone, 2010: Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Annals of Botany, vol. 106, no. 1. 107-130.
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