Details for: PI 521653, Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone, Mere


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
Mere
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Received by NPGS:
1978
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
Top Name:
Mere
Origin:
Collected – Kenya
Received by NPGS:
1978
PI Assigned:
1988
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected

Kenya
Locality: Sosoni village, Malindi, Coast Province

Donated
1978.
Italy
Comment: Received through IBPGR, Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Mere
Type: Local name

157
Type: Donor identifier
Group: IBPGR
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources

FAO49665
Type: Other or unclassified name

NSL 184363
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Sown early May, harvested mid-August
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: 11 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. to Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone
  • The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received: 07 Apr 1995, from Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke to Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHPlant HeightPlant height in centimeters from ground level to the top of the panicle76 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHForage potentialForage potential considers tillering, leafiness and bulk7 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHBristlesBristle Length1 - None S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHLeaf Sheath HairinessHairiness of sheath of fourth leaf from the top of the plant5 - (1 = None, 7 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHNodal TilleringNumber of tillers at nodes1 - None S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHSeed ColorColor of mature seed8 - Gray S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHSeed ShapeShape of mature seed5 - Obovate S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHSpike ShapeShape of Spike5 - Cylindrical S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHPlant UniformityUniformity of the plant1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
GROWTHBasal TilleringNumber of tillers at the plant base7 - (1 = None, 9 = High) S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length in centimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant51 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width in millimeters of the fourth leaf from the top of the plant33 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters between third and fourth node from the top of the plant13 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPercent Plants With BristlesPercentage of plants with bristles0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPercent Shibra PlantsPercent Shibra plants0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSpike LengthLength of fruiting head in centimeters0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYSpike ThicknessDiameter of fruiting head in millimeters22 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYHead ExsertionExsertion of fruiting head in centimeters0 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYHead UniformityFruiting head uniformity1 - Good S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available
MORPHOLOGYNode NumberNumber of nodes per plant7 S9.MILLET.1999PI 521653 01 SDNot Available