Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1791-1875)
Trans. Linn. Soc. London

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vol. 29 (1875)

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t. 112 (1875)

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name cited:
Pennisetum benthamii Steudel
name recognized:
Pennisetum purpureum Schum.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Gramineae
subfamily: Panicoideae
tribe: Paniceae
subtribe: Cenchrinae

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epithet cited: benthamii

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epithet recognized: purpureus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=36062

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cenchrus purpureus (Schum.) Morrone;