EPPO-Q-bank

A database to support plant pest diagnostic activities

Cenchrus x cupreus(PESAD)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PESAD
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: PESAD
  • Preferred name: Cenchrus x cupreus
  • Authority: (Thorpe) Govaerts

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Cenchrus advena (Wipff & Veldkamp) Morrone
Cenchrus cupreus (Thorpe) Govaerts
Cenchrus x advena (Wipff & Veldkamp) Morrone
Pennisetum advena Wipff & Veldkamp
Pennisetum setaceum var. rubrum hortulanorum
Pennisetum x advena Wipff & Veldkamp

Common names
Name Language
foreign fountain grass English
purple fountain grass English
millet soyeux rouge French
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK )
Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP )
Class Angiospermae ( 1ANGC )
Category Commelinids ( 1COMD )
Order Poales ( 1POAO )
Family Poaceae ( 1GRAF )
Subfamily Panicoideae ( 1PANS )
Genus Cenchrus ( 1CCHG )
Species Cenchrus x cupreus ( PESAD )