Details for: PI 180307, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, Bajra


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
Bajra
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
18 Apr 1949
PI Assigned:
1949
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
Bajra
Origin:
Collected – India
Received by NPGS:
18 Apr 1949
PI Assigned:
1949
Source History
Collected

India

Donated
April 1949.
Maryland, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Bajra
Type: Local name

10766
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Cane sweet
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:

464256
Place of publication:

Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:127. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum americanum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. americanum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbajra  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishbulrush millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcattail millet  1Grubben, G. J. H. & Soetjipto Partohardjono, eds. 1996. Cereals. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 10:119-123.
Englishhorse millet  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian millet  1Tabaeizadeh, Z. et al. 1986. Somatic hybridization in the Gramineae: Saccharum officinarum L. (sugarcane) and Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. (pearl millet). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:5616-5619.
Englishpearl millet  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchmil africain  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Frenchmillet à chandelles  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchmillet perle  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanNegerhirse  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanPerlhirse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
India (Hindi)bajira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianmiglio perlato  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguesemilheto  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo negro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmijo perla  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Swedishpärlhirs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseyu gu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 19 Oct 1986, from Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke to Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 11 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. to Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle210 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk1 - None S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length1 - None S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant2 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes5 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike5 - Cylindrical S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant8 - (1 = Good, 9 = Poor) S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base1 - None S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant45 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant38 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant12 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles0 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters46 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters21 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters25 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant9 S9.MILLET.2008 Not Available
PRODUCTIONSeed WeightWeight of 100 seeds recorded in grams0.66 S9.MILLETS.WEIGHTSPI 180307 02 SDNot Available