Category: Pennisetum

Pennisetum purpuream ?;   SK859 13 NOV-2017:ID : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9) Location:  Kharipati, Bhktapur, Nepal Date: 12 November 2017 Elevation : 4400 ft Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.  ?? No doubt it is Pennisetum genus. but species is doubtful Looks more like an unusual variety of Napier grass – Pennisetum purpureum. The commonly […]

Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 41 1903. (Syn: Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone; Pennisetum inclusum Pilg.; Pennisetum longistylum var. clandestinum (Chiov.) Leeke;                         (≡) Kikuyuochloa clandestina (Hochst. ex Chiov.) H. Scholz);     Culms densely tufted, matty, prostrate, and stoloniferous, to 3(15)cm. Leaf-blades involute or flat, 1.5-5(12) x 0.2-0.4(0.6) cm., […]

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. (Syn: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv.) ?;           ID-06042013-PR-2 :  1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors. PLANTS FROM GUJARAT FROM POACEAE Can be Setaria glauca..        

Pennisetum orientale ?;   Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week ::Poaceae grass for ID from hyderabad 04042013 CS3 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. This too is an ornamental grass but with white earheards Pennisetum sp. Would require further close up of rachis and also dissected spikelet for species id. probably Pennisetum orientale   […]

Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum americanum;   Grass for ID : Oman : 140213 : AK-2:  Kindly id this grass seen at a farm here on 1/2/13. Was told that it is a fodder grass, to feed the cattle on the farm. The stalks are cut, and it grows again. It is commonly known as Gajraj Pennisetum […]

Pennisetum purpureum Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 44 1827. (Syn: Amphochaeta exaltata Andersson [Illegitimate]; Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone; Gymnotrix nitens Andersson; Pennisetum benthamii Steud.; Pennisetum benthamii var. nudum Hack.; Pennisetum benthamii var. sambesiense Hack.; Pennisetum benthamii var. ternatum Hack.; Pennisetum blepharideum Gilli; Pennisetum exaltatum (Andersson) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. [Illegitimate]; Pennisetum flavicomum Leeke; Pennisetum flexispica K.Schum.; Pennisetum […]

Pennisetum species;       Pl find attached penisetum setosum, Id conformation requested.:  Pl find attached penisetum setosum, Id conformation requested. Kindly mention habitat. P. setosum is usually cultivated, taller with longer and thicker spikes. Its on the bank of a pond in kaiga & water lasts throughout the year.Sorry for the late reply. Please also […]

Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult., Mant. 2: 146 1824. (Syn: Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone ….; Gymnotrix geniculata Schult. ….; Panicum alopecuros Lam. ….; Pennisetum arvense Pilg. ….; Pennisetum polystachyum (L.) Schult.; Setaria cenchroides (Rich.) Roem. & Schult. ….); . Grass Week : AR15 Grass from forest foothills: Height : 1-2 feet approx., Habitat : foot hills, Date: 08 Nov 2008 Location: […]

Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov., Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1923: 113 1923. (Syn: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone; Pennisetum cupreum Hitchc. [Invalid]; Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov.; Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen. [Spelling variant]; Pennisetum macrostachyum Fresen. [Illegitimate]; Pennisetum numidicum Paris [Invalid]; Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov. ..;  Pennisetum parisii (Trab.) Trab.; Pennisetum phalaroides Schult. [Illegitimate]; Pennisetum rueppelianum Hort; Pennisetum ruppellii Steud.; Pennisetum ruppellii […]

Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 184 1834. (Syn: Cenchrus pedicellatus (Trin.) Morrone; Eriochaeta densiflora Fig. & De Not.; Eriochaeta secundiflora Fig. & De Not.; Panicum araneosum Edgew. [Spelling variant]; Pennisetum amoenum Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Pennisetum araneosum Edgew.; Pennisetum densiflorum (Fig. & De Not.) […]

Pennisetum orientale Rich., Syn. Pl. 1: 72 1805. (Syn: Alopecurus hordeiformis Willd. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Cenchrus orientalis (Pers.) Willd. ex Kunth [Invalid]; Cenchrus orientalis (Rich.) Morrone; Panicum orientale (Rich.) Willd.; Pennisetum fasciculatum Trin.; Pennisetum griffithii Munro ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Pennisetum orientale var. fasciculatum (Trin.) Leeke; Pennisetum orientale var. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf; Pennisetum persicum […]

Pennisetum hohenackeri Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 103 1854. (Syn. Cenchrus hohenackeri (Hochst. ex Steud.) Morrone (Unresolved); Cenchrus hordeiformis Rottler ex Steud. [Invalid]; Gymnotrix alopecuros B.D.Jacks. [Invalid]; Pennisetum alopecuros Steud. [Illegitimate]; Pennisetum alopecuros var. occidentale Pilg.; Pennisetum catabasis Stapf & C.E.Hubb.); . Common name: Fountain Grass . Perennials; culms 30-100 cm high, erect. Leaves 10-70 […]

Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 3: 86 1868. (Syn: Cenchrus flaccidus (Griseb.) Morrone; Gymnotrix flaccida (Griseb.) Munro ex Aitch.; Pennisetum centrasiaticum var. qinghaiense Y.H.Wu; Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb. ex Roshev.; Pennisetum mongolicum Franch. ex Roshev. [Invalid]; Pennisetum mongolicum Franch.);   Common name: Himalayan Fountain Grass, Flaccidgrass • Hindi: Phark, फिरकी Phirki     […]