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Pennisetum polystachion

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Identification
Pennisetum reversum Hack. 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
Names
PENNISETUM polystachion (L.) Schult. [family POACEAE], Syst. Veg. Mant. 2: 146 (1824); E.A. Pasture Plants 2: 32 (1927); F.T.A. 9: 1057 (1934); Fl. Agrost. Congo Belge 2: 353 (1934); Ann. list grasses Ug.: 35 (1947); F.P.N.A. 3: 130 (1955); F.P.S. 3: 517 (1956); R.K.G.: 52 (1958); Ann. list Nyasaland grasses: 53 (1958); I.G.U.: 47 (1960); G.T.: 90 (1965); Clayton in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 460 (1972). Type: India (LINN, holo.!)
Information
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.

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