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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f., Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav., Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Kuntze, nom. illeg., non Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav., Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn., Chaetochloa glauca var. purpurea Farw., Chaetochloa lutescens Weigel ex Stuntz, Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze, Holcus spicatus L., Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash, Panicum americanum L., Panicum compressum Balb. ex Steud., Panicum compressum Biv., Panicum flavescens Moench, Panicum flavum Nees, Panicum geniculatum Lam., Panicum glaucum L., Panicum glaucum Nees, Panicum holcoides Jacq., Panicum imberbe Poir., Panicum lutescens Weigel, Panicum pumilum Poir., Panicum spicatum (L.) Roxb., Penicillaria cylindrica Roemer & Schultes, Penicillaria nigritarum Schltdl., Penicillaria roxburghii A. Braun & Bouché, Penicillaria spicata (L.) Willd., Penicillaria spicata P. Beauv., Penicillaria typhoidea (Rich.) Fig. & De Not., Penicillaria vulpina Müll. Berol., Pennisetum albicauda Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke, Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum., Pennisetum americanum convar. spicatum (L.) Tzvelev, Pennisetum americanum subsp. americanum, Pennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum (Rich.) Maire & Weiller, Pennisetum ancylochaete Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum cinereum Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum dalzielii Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum echinurus (K. Schum.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Pennisetum gambiense Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum gibbosum Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum leonis Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Pennisetum maiwa Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum malacochaete Stapf et Hubbard, Pennisetum nigritarum (Schltdl.) Dur. & Schinz, Pennisetum perspeciosum Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Pennisetum pycnostachyum (Steud.) Stapf & Hubbard, Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn., Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Roem. & Schult., Pennisetum spicatum var. typhoideum Chiov., Pennisetum spicatum var. typhoideum (Rich.) T. Durand & Schinz, Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf, Pennisetum typhoides auct. non (Burm.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard, Pennisetum typhoideum Rich., Pennisetum typhoideum Rich. ex Pers., Pennisetum typhoideum Delile, Pennisetum vulpinum (Müll. Berol.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb., Setaria glauca Hack., Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv., Setaria humifusa Dumort., Setaria imberbis (Poir.) Roem. & Schult., Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubb., Setaria lutescens (Weigel ex Stuntz) F.T. Hubb., Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult., Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp..

References regarding Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Naturae, Editio Decima
· Flora Indica … nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis (1768)
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· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1996)
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· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1997)

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