*Cenchrus americanus (Linnaeus) Morrone. Pearl Millet. Phen: May-Dec. Hab: Fallow fields, other disturbed areas. Dist: Native of the Old World (Africa and tropical Asia).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy: = FlGr, K3, K4, Chemisquy et al (2010); = Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav. – Verloove (2012); = Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn. – S13; = n/a – Pa, Tat; = Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke; = Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. – ETx1, FNA25, HC, Il, K1, RAB, Tn, Va, WH3; = Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. – C, WV; ? Chaetochloa lutescens (Weigel) Stuntz – S; ? Penicillari spicata (L.) Willd. – S13; > Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke ssp. americanum – Mo1
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