Thank you Sir for elaborating more on *Pennisetum*. Regards,
surajit On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:21 PM, manoj chandran <[email protected]>wrote: > 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<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]>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.**goo**gle.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 >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > > > > --
