Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf et C.E.Hubb.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : POACEAE
  • Basionym : Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.
  • Common name : Pearl Millet
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated for its grains
  • Collection Nos : KFP 9214
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state; Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District; Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pennisetum typhoides. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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