Taxon:  Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. stenostachyum (Klotzsch ex Müll. Berol.) Brunken



Summary
Genus:
Pennisetum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
314593
Place of publication:
Amer. J. Bot. 64:173.  1977 "ssp. stenostachyum (Klotzsch ex A. Braun & Bouche)"
Comment:
no subspecific name exists under Pennisetum glaucum
Verified:
02/28/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (7  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  3. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun Note: = Pennisetum glaucum subsp. sieberianum (Schltdl.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb., nom. illeg.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314593. Accessed 12 May 2026.