Pennisetum incomptum Nees GRIN-Global

Taxon: Pennisetum incomptum Nees

Synonym of Cenchrus ciliaris L.

Summary

Genus:

Pennisetum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

27191

Place of publication:

E. G. Steudel, Syn. pl. glumac. 1:105. 1854

Comment:

Steudel acknowledges in his preface (p. vii) that Nees made his manuscript "Supplementa Graminearum" available to him for insertion in this work

Verified:

09/16/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

376 (365 active, 363 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27191. Accessed 19 July 2025.