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H Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Pennisetum (family Poaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 432885) with original publication details: Mant. 2: 146 1824.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415187-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied
Cenchrus retusus Sw. Synonym H WCSP
Cenchrus setosus Sw. Synonym H WCSP
Gymnotrix geniculata Schult. Synonym H WCSP
Gymnotrix polystachya (L.) Sw. ex Trin. Synonym H WCSP
Gymnotrix ramosa Hochst. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum alopecuros Lam. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum barbatum Roxb. [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Panicum cauda-ratti Schumach. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum cenchroides Rich. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum densispica Poir. [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Panicum dentispica Kunth [Spelling variant] Synonym H WCSP
Panicum erubescens Willd. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum holcoides Roxb. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum longisetum Poir. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum polystachion L. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum subangustum Schumach. Synonym H WCSP
Panicum triticoides Poir. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum alopecuroides Ham. [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum amethystinum P.Beauv. [Invalid] Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum arvense Pilg. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum barbatum Schult. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum borbonicum Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum breve Nees Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum cauda-ratti (Schumach.) Franch. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum ciliares Hook.f. [Invalid] Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum ciliatum Parl. ex Webb Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum dasystachyum Desv. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum erubescens (Willd.) Desv. ex Ham. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum flavescens J.Presl Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum gabonense Franch. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum gracile Benth. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum hamiltonii Steud. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum hirsutum Nees Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum holcoides (Roxb.) Schult. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum myurus Parl. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum nicaraguense E.Fourn. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum ovale Rupr. ex Steud. [Illegitimate] Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum pallidum Nees Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum polystachion subsp. polystachion Synonym L TRO
Pennisetum polystachion subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken Synonym L WCSP
Pennisetum polystachion f. viviparum Fosberg & Sachet Synonym L WCSP
Pennisetum ramosum (Hochst.) Schweinf. Unresolved L WCSP
Pennisetum ramosum C.Sm. [Invalid] Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum reversum Hack. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum richardii Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum setosum var. breve (Nees) Döll Synonym L WCSP
Pennisetum sieberi Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum stenostachyum Peter Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum subangustum (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum tenuispiculatum Steud. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum triticoides (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. Synonym H WCSP
Pennisetum uniflorum Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Setaria cenchroides (Rich.) Roem. & Schult. Synonym H WCSP
Setaria erubescens (Willd.) P.Beauv. Synonym H WCSP
Setaria geniculata Sieber ex Kunth [Invalid] Synonym H WCSP

Infraspecific taxa:

This species contains the following infraspecific taxa*.

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Synonyms
Pennisetum polystachion subsp. atrichum (Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) Brunken Accepted L WCSP 2

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Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-432885.

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