Pennisetum reversumHack. ex Büttner [family GRAMINEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Pennisetum polystachion(L.) Schult. [family GRAMINEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
Pennisetum atrichum
Pennisetum borbonicum
Pennisetum subangustum
Pennisetum polystachion
Gymnothrix geniculata
Pennisetum indicum
Panicum subangustum
Pennisetum prieurii
Pennisetum reversum
Pennisetum uniflorum
Panicum polystachion
Agrostis gunniana
Pennisetum longisetum
Pennisetum purpurascens
Cenchrus setosus
Pennisetum setosum
Panicum elongatum
Panicum cauda-ratti
Panicum interruptum
Pennisetum gracile
Pennisetum myurus
Pennisetum caudatum
Pennisetum ciliatum
Pennisetum holcoides
Common name
kuli (auctt.) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
sapa (A.Chev.) (MALI, DOGON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gbana-lεvu the plant in flower (FCD) ngaile (Dawe) gbanalεvu when in flower (FCD) gbana-lεvu (def.-i) the inflorescence (FCD) ngoŋgo (def. -i) (auctt.) ngoŋgo-lεvu, ngoŋgo-lεvu-ha when in flower; female-cf. Rottboellia exaltata, male (auctt.) gσngσ-levu-he when in flower; female (FCD) ngugu (def. -i) (FCD) ngungu (def. -i) (auctt.) kpanalεuu when in flower (FCD) kpana-levu the infloresence (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
àchàrà nwankịtā = grass of the dog (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
a-tyέб laŋέt = which the dog drinks [sic] (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ardièmba (JB) bara (A.Chev.) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
mission grass (Fiji, Dalziel); barra grass (from Mandinka, Pirie); matting grass (The Gambia, Pirie); golden grass (ssp. atrichum (Stapf & CE Hubbard) Brunken, The Gambia, Pirie)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
barra (Pirie) sano barra = golden grass (Pirie) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
dansa (A.Chev.) (MALI, SAMO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ugbene jinni (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Ala)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
hura used generally, but in Kano for the flowering head only (auctt.) káá-fí-ríímíí = better than kapok: the floss (JMD; ZOG) kámsuwa (JMD; A&S) к̉an suwaa (auctt.) к̉ya suwaa (auctt.) к̉ya suwar fadama (DA; Thatcher) к̉yamsúwáá (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
sεnsεnde-pσ mbolεŋ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
mambinro (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BIAFADA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ngolo (A.Chev.) nkolo (A.Chev.) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
bogo dolori (A.Chev.) hulhuidé (A.Chev.) wolonde (A.Chev.) (MALI, FULA-PULAAR (Mali)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
wolonde (A.Chev.) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
saбire (FG&G) (GUINEA, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ilosùn (auctt.) inásua (JMD; Verger) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ésulâg (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
nguague (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
bara (A.Chev.) (MALI, KHASONKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
buludé (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
fovo (def. -vui) when not in flower (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE (Up)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
gσngσ-levu (def. -i) (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE (Kpa)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
feéta (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
goŋgo lε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kimbogo (Scholz) kimogo (A.Chev.) kim-ubogo (A.Chev.) (UPPER VOLTA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
a-balingi (NWT) a-kẻp-ka-bεra = female ‘kẻp’ (FCD) a-linki (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kyasuwa (Ll.W) (GHANA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
puki (A.Chev.) (GUINEA, YALUNKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
sεnsεnε-musuma (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
ngσbσina (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO (Magbile)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
yεrεmε (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
hihangon (A.Chev.) (UPPER VOLTA, GURMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
Volta) bogodollo (pl. -ooji) (K&T) (UPPER VOLTA, FULA-FULFULDE (Upper), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
fafwiya (NWT) turunyã (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
bushi (Ward) (NIGERIA, BUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
fθ̉rá (JMD; A&S) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
yakalo (A.Chev.) (UPPER VOLTA, GRUSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kuli (A.Chev.) (GUINEA, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
kul-la (FCD) kul-la-khσngbena (FCD) panyirakul-la (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, YALUNKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
umm dufufu (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
wulunde (pl. buluδe) (JMD; Ward) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
Flora
Entry for PENNISETUM polystachion (L.) Schult. [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 451, (1982) Author: W. D. CLAYTON and S.A. RENVOIZE
Annual or perennial; culms 30–200 cm. high, copiously branched. Leaf-blades 10–40 cm. long, 3–16 mm. wide. Panicle linear, 3–25 cm. long; rhachis with sharp decurrent wings below the involucral scars, glabrous; involucre enclosing 1 sessile spikelet; bristles scaberulous or densely ciliate, the longest 5–25 mm., tawny or purple. Spikelets lanceolate, 2–5 mm. long; lower glume 0 or very small; upper glume as long as the spikelet, apiculate; lower lemma similar but tridentate, ♂ or barren; upper lemma coriaceous, shining, readily deciduous at maturity, obtuse.