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Internal ID UUID6440346cb8a56628884093
Scientific name Cenchrus purpureus
Authority (Schumach.) Morrone
First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 106: 129 (2010)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Gymnotrix nitens Andersson Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(2): 552 (1864)
Pennisetum benthamii Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 105 (1854)
Pennisetum blepharideum Gilli Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 69: 41 (1966)
Pennisetum flavicomum Leeke Z. Naturwiss. 79: 45 (1907)
Pennisetum flexispica K.Schum. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 105 (1895)
Pennisetum gossweileri Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 274 (1933)
Pennisetum lachnorrhachis Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1 Anh.): 70 (1930)
Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) Hack. Bol. Soc. Brot. 6: 142 (1888)
Pennisetum pallescens Leeke Z. Naturwiss. 79: 47 (1907)
Pennisetum pruinosum Leeke Z. Naturwiss. 79: 46 (1907)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic ثيوم أرجواني
dag kagli
Indonesian rumput gajah
Japanese ナピアグラス
jv kalanjana
Kannada ಆನೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು
Korean 큰왕풀
Marathi नेपियर गवत
Burmese နေပီယာမြက်
Nepali नेपियर घाँस
Kinyarwanda urubingo
Swedish pennisetum purpureum
Swahili mabingobingo
Tamil நேப்பியர் புல்
Chinese 象草

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Morocco
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Aldabra
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Rodrigues
      • Réunion
      • Seychelles
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
    • Eastern Asia
      • Kazan-retto
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Ogasawara-Shoto
      • Taiwan
    • Western Asia
      • Palestine
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • Norfolk Island
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
      • Marshall Islands
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Society Islands
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Gilbert Islands
      • New Caledonia
      • Niue
      • Samoa
      • Vanuatu
      • Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Bermuda
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Galápagos
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000917319
Florida Plant Atlas 1426
Tropicos 100359373
INPN 780429
Flora of Italy 9898
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77106033-1
The Plant List kew-462651
Open Tree Of Life 501877
NCBI Taxonomy 154765
IUCN Red List 18963209
IPNI 77106033-1
iNaturalist 370562
GBIF 5828220
USDA GRIN 464278
EOL 49910332

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_022644695.1 ASM2264469v1 Chromosome Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences 2022-03-21 120.0x 1.88 Gb

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Genome-wide association study for in vitro digestibility and related traits in triticale forage De Zutter A, Piro MC, Maenhout S, Maurer HP, De Boever J, Muylle H, Roldán-Ruiz I, Haesaert G BMC Plant Biol 27-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10976741
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-04927-7
PMID:38539072
Local knowledge of homegarden plants in Miao ethnic communities in Laershan region, Xiangxi area, China Luo J, Li Q, He J, Yan J, Zhang S, Chang X, Wu T J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 18-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10946099
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00676-x
PMID:38500123
Tramadol and M1 Bioavailability Induced by Metamizole Co-Administration in Donkeys (Equus asinus) Araújo-Silva G, de Macêdo LB, Mouta AN, de Oliveira MG, Arcoverde KN, Solon LG, Perez-Urizar JT, de Paula VV Animals (Basel) 17-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967354
doi:10.3390/ani14060929
PMID:38540027
Effects of Nutritional Factors on Fat Content, Fatty Acid Composition, and Sensorial Properties of Meat and Milk from Domesticated Ruminants: An Overview Ponnampalam EN, Priyashantha H, Vidanarachchi JK, Kiani A, Holman BW Animals (Basel) 08-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967350
doi:10.3390/ani14060840
PMID:38539939
Enhancing Milk Quality and Antioxidant Status in Lactating Dairy Goats through the Dietary Incorporation of Purple Napier Grass Silage Onjai-uea N, Paengkoum S, Taethaisong N, Thongpea S, Paengkoum P Animals (Basel) 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10930994
doi:10.3390/ani14050811
PMID:38473195
The association of resveratrol and AFPI did not enhance the cryoresistance of ram sperm Brair VL, Correia LF, Barbosa NO, Braga RF, Taira AR, da Silva AA, Brandão FZ, Ungerfeld R, Souza-Fabjan JM Anim Reprod 12-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10878549
doi:10.1590/1984-3143-AR2023-0159
PMID:38384723
Relevance of Individual Data When Assessing the Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection Level, Nutritional and Productive Variables in a Tropical Farm Context: The Median Isn’t the Message Ortíz-Domínguez GA, González-Pech PG, Torres-Acosta JF, Ventura-Cordero J, Villalba J, Sandoval-Castro CA Animals (Basel) 12-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10886404
doi:10.3390/ani14040603
PMID:38396571
Soil Microbes and Plant-Associated Microbes in Response to Radioactive Pollution May Indirectly Affect Plants and Insect Herbivores: Evidence for Indirect Field Effects from Chernobyl and Fukushima Sakauchi K, Otaki JM Microorganisms 10-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892324
doi:10.3390/microorganisms12020364
PMID:38399767
The Welfare of Horses Competing in Three-Barrel Race Events Is Shown to Be Not Inhibited by Short Intervals between Starts Filho HC, Trindade KL, Silva CJ, Cruz RK, Vilela CF, Coelho CS, Filho JD, Manso HE Animals (Basel) 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10886278
doi:10.3390/ani14040583
PMID:38396551
Chemical Properties, Ruminal Fermentation, Gas Production and Digestibility of Silages Composed of Spineless Cactus and Tropical Forage Plants for Sheep Feeding Godoi PF, Magalhães AL, de Araújo GG, de Melo AA, Silva TS, Gois GC, dos Santos KC, do Nascimento DB, da Silva PB, de Oliveira JS, Santos EM, da Silva TG, Zanine AD, Ferreira DD, Voltolini TV, Campos FS Animals (Basel) 07-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10886150
doi:10.3390/ani14040552
PMID:38396518
Ruminant Production from Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum): A Review Islam MR, Garcia SC, Islam MA, Bashar MK, Roy A, Roy BK, Sarker NR, Clark CE Animals (Basel) 31-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10854711
doi:10.3390/ani14030467
PMID:38338109
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
The Overexpression of Zea mays Strigolactone Receptor Gene D14 Enhances Drought Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana L. Zhang C, Wang F, Jiao P, Liu J, Zhang H, Liu S, Guan S, Ma Y Int J Mol Sci 22-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10816222
doi:10.3390/ijms25021327
PMID:38279328
The adsorption routes of 4IR technologies for effective desulphurization using cellulose nanocrystals: Current trends, challenges, and future perspectives Olawuni OA, Sadare OO, Moothi K Heliyon 18-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10835247
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24732
PMID:38312585
Changes in Microbiota Composition during the Anaerobic Digestion of Macroalgae in a Three-Stage Bioreactor Vasiliauskienė D, Pranskevičius M, Dauknys R, Urbonavičius J, Lukša J, Burko V, Zagorskis A Microorganisms 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10821162
doi:10.3390/microorganisms12010109
PMID:38257937

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