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Taxon: Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

Synonym of Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone subsp. setosus (Sw.) P. M. Peterson & Y. Herrera

 
Genus: Pennisetum
Family: Poaceae (alt.Gramineae)
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Nomen number: 403075
Place of publication: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79:63. 1979
Link to protologue:
Name Verified on: 17-Jan-2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions: 0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Economic Importance:

  • Animal food: fodder (fide Euphytica 97:16. 1997)
  • Weed: potential seed contaminant (as Pennisetum polystachion)

Distributional Range:

    Naturalized

    Northern America
    • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (s.)]
    • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.e.)]
    • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.), Nevada (s.)]


References:

  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: treats as Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  2. Brunken, J. N. 1979. Morphometric variation and the classification of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79:51-64.
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: treats as Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  7. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: treats as Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  8. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. Note: treats as Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  9. Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource).
  10. Schmelzer, G. H. 1997. Review of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Poaceae). Euphytica 97:1-20. Note: = Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.

Check other web resources for Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken :

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • CNWG: Catalogue of New World Grasses Searchable Database
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  • PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=403075. Accessed 5 July 2024.