Pennisetum glaucum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q654332
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Summary

Pennisetum glaucum is a taxon[1]. It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Pennisetum[4]
  • Taxon name: Pennisetum glaucum[5]
  • Part of: food[6]
  • Commons category: Cenchrus americanus[7]
  • Has basionym: Panicum glaucum[8]
  • Commons gallery: Pennisetum glaucum[9]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27187[10]
  • This taxon is source of: millet porridge[11], pearl millet[12]
  • Short name: P. glaucum[13]
  • Taxon common name: pearl millet[14], 珍珠粟[15], 御谷[16], biserno proso[17]
  • Taxon author citation: (L. ) Vahl[18]
  • Taxon range: Xinjiang[19], Tibet Autonomous Region[20]

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Identifiers

Pennisetum glaucum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 136388[21]. Pennisetum glaucum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115854[22]. Pennisetum glaucum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706141[23]. Pennisetum glaucum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 508150[24].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sernec taxon id → 586, 9812
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  2. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12149342-n
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    Queensland biota id → 10821
    Easin id → R11021
    Irmng id → 11118751
    Red list of south african plants id → 1326-7
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