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Pearl Millet
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Liliopsida - monocotyledons » order Poales » family Poaceae » genus Pennisetum - fountaingrass

Scientific synonyms

Panicum glaucum L.
Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash
Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze
Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.
Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp.
Phleum africanum Lour.
Pennisetum albicauda Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
Penicillaria alopecuroides A.Braun
Panicum americanum L.
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke

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Author: Petr Vobořil

Included taxa

Number of records: 6

Hybrids

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Black Magic'

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Hameln'

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Jade Princess'

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Barron'

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Jester'

cultivar Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'

Links and literature

Botanical Society of British Isles [http://www.bsbi.org.uk/], Botany Department, The Natural History Museum [as Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]
Data retrieved on: 11 May 2012

Wikipedia Articles [Pearl_Millet]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]

PLANTS Database [PEGL2]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [77105978-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone]
Data retrieved on: 16 February 2025

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