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Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone

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Morrone. In: Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 127. (2010).
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Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f.
Andropogon racemosus (Forssk.) Poir.
Andropogon racemosus (Forssk.) Poir. ex Steud.
Cenchrus paniceus B.Heyne
Cenchrus paniceus B.Heyne ex Wall.
Cenchrus pycnostachyus Steud.
Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav.
Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Kuntze
Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.
Chaetochloa lutescens Stuntz
Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze
Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Wallr.
Holcus paniciformis Roxb.
Holcus paniciformis Roxb. ex Hook.f.
Holcus racemosus Forssk.
Holcus spicatus L.
Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash
Panicum alopecuroides J.Koenig
Panicum alopecuroides J.Koenig ex Trin.
Panicum americanum L.
Homonyms
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Common names
Pearl millet in English
Pearl millet in English
capim-italiano in Portuguese
capim-tinga in Portuguese
milhete in Portuguese
milheto in Portuguese
pearl millet in English
pearl-millet in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Chemisquy MA, Giussani LM, Scataglini MA, Kellogg EA, Morrone O (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 106: 107-130. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcq090.
  2. 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.
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021abw), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PEGL2
  4. Wagner et al. (2012), https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/Hawaiian_vascular_plant_updates_1.3.pdf
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