Pennisetum sieberianum (Schltdl.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pennisetum

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The young fruiting spike is stripped and added to soup.
Uses -
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415242-1
WFO ID wfo-0000889147
COL ID 76LLS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Penicillaria doche Penicillaria nigricans Penicillaria sieberiana Pennisetum calostachyum Pennisetum gymnothrix Pennisetum nigricans Pennisetum perrottetii Pennisetum plukenetii f. depauperata Pennisetum plukenetii f. media Pennisetum sieberianum Pennisetum stenostachyum Penicillaria vulpina Penicillaria perrottetii Penicillaria leucostachys Pennisetum americanum var. vulpinum Pennisetum nigricans var. perrottetii Pennisetum nigricans var. stenostachya Pennisetum perspeciosum var. lynesii Pennisetum glaucum subsp. sieberianum