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Taxon:  Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.



Summary
Genus:
Pennisetum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
27208
Place of publication:
Beskr. Guin. pl. 44. 1827
Comment:
the name and diagnosis together (Shenzhen ICN 46, Ex. 11, 15, & 24) and the description are all ascribed to Schumacher
Verified:
01/17/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
244 (244  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  6. 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) 106:129. URL: http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/by/year Note: = Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
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