Common name
English: Feather pennisetum
Mandarin: 牧地狼尾草 (mu di lang wei cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (73)(family description)
Genus: Pennisetum (2)
Epithet: polystachion (L.) Schult. (1)
Synonym: Cenchrus retusus Sw.
polystachion => with many spikes
retusus => blunted, with a slight notch at a rounded apex
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: brown, red
External links
Check for Pennisetum polystachion at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1020] Pennisetum polystachion - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1277] Pennisetum polystachion - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- [1427] Pennisetum polystachion - Flora of China @ efloras.org