Hai ! It is just a nomenclature change. Earlier, Indian and African Bajra was known as Pennisetum typhoides. There was another species called P.spicatum from Africa, which later on was found to be just a variation of Pennisetum americanum, which is based on the originally published Panicum americanum Linn. published in 1753. A detailed study of P.americanum and P.typhoides from different areas and by different authors finally led to the consensus that both of them have several variations which are continuous in nature and hence should be considered as the same species. By rule of priority of publication, Pennisetum americanum (Linn.) K.Schum. was accepted as the correct name of pearl millet (bajra). Regards... Manoj Chandran.
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:27:26 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: > > Good evening Sir, > > When i searched the net for *Pennisetum* species in West Bengal i came > across the cultivated hybrid of the two *Pennisetum* species as you have > mentioned here. But, i think this grass is no more cultivated in our > locality, instead i have seen cultivation of another fodder grass and i > have a post of that species too, at - > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/uYhS81NOivo/discussion. > > Thank you very much for elaborating on every grass species. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:13 AM, manoj chandran > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Yes. That is also the same. However, under cultivation, there are also >> hybrid napiers which are man made hybrids of Pennisetum purpureum and >> P.americanum (Bajra). Their seeds will not be fertile. >> >> On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:39:13 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>> >>> Sir, >>> >>> I cannot express in writing how i am thankful to you. I have one earlier >>> post of similar looking grass and i think that is also *P. purpureum* - >>> https://groups.**google.com/d/topic/**indiantreepix/vX0f8PbsgTg/** >>> discussion<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/vX0f8PbsgTg/discussion> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 1:56 PM, manoj chandran <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, it is Pennisetum purpureum, commonly called Napier grass. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8:58:46 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sir, >>>>> >>>>> Found this grass near my home. Attaching two sets, recorded at two >>>>> places within 500 meter, the first set with maximum nos of pics inside a >>>>> rejected compound of PWD office and the 2nd set in roadside ditch. >>>>> >>>>> Species : *Pennisetum purpureum* Schumacher ? >>>>> H & H : roadside waste place, ditch; a few more than 10 feet high; >>>>> stem erect, one or two diagonal; stem sometimes branched; leaves near >>>>> inflorescence 50 cm x 1.7 cm, much longer and broader at base and midway; >>>>> inflorescence about 15 cm long >>>>> Date : 23/10/12, 11.05 a.m. >>>>> Place : Hooghly >>>>> >>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>> >>>>> surajit >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
