Pennisetum purpureum Schum.
Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M., Keay, R.W.J., Flora of West Tropical Africa (FWTA), 2nd ed. (1954-1972)
Fl. W. Trop. Afr., ed. 2

vol. 3(2): (1972)
p. 462 f. 447
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Pennisetum purpureum Schum.


name cited:
Pennisetum purpureum Schum.
drawing: W.E. Trevithick
family: Gramineae
subfamily: Panicoideae
tribe: Paniceae
subtribe: Cenchrinae
epithet: purpureus,-a,-um

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homotypic synonyms:
Cenchrus purpureus (Schum.) Morrone;
heterotypic synonyms:
Gymnotrix nitens Andersson; Pennisetum benthamii Steudel; Pennisetum blepharideum Gilli; Pennisetum exaltatum (Andersson) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Pennisetum flavicomum Leeke; Pennisetum flexispica Schumann; Pennisetum giganteum Regel; Pennisetum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Pennisetum hainanense H.R.Zhao & A.T.Liu; Pennisetum lachnorrhachis Peter; Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth.; Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) Hackel; Pennisetum pallescens Leeke; Pennisetum pruinosum Leeke;
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