Pearl millet

Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, commonly known as the synonym Pennisetum glaucum) is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa. Recent archaeobotanical research has confirmed the presence of domesticated pearl millet on the Sahel zone of northern Mali between 2500 and 2000 BC. 2023 was the International Year of Millets, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2021.

Pearl millet
Pearl millet hybrid for grain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species:
C. americanus
Binomial name
Cenchrus americanus
(L.) Morrone
Synonyms
List
    • Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f.
    • Andropogon racemosus (Forssk.) Poir. ex Steud.
    • Cenchrus paniceus B.Heyne ex Wall.
    • Cenchrus pycnostachyus Steud.
    • Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav.
    • Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.
    • Chaetochloa lutescens Stuntz
    • Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze
    • Holcus paniciformis Roxb. ex Hook.f.
    • Holcus racemosus Forssk.
    • Holcus spicatus L.
    • Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash
    • Panicum alopecuroides J.Koenig ex Trin.
    • Panicum americanum L.
    • Panicum coeruleum Mill.
    • Panicum compressum Balb. ex Steud.
    • Panicum glaucum L.
    • Panicum holcoides Trin.
    • Panicum indicum Mill.
    • Panicum involucratum Roxb.
    • Panicum spicatum (L.) Roxb.
    • Penicillaria arabica A.Braun
    • Penicillaria deflexa Andersson ex A.Braun
    • Penicillaria elongata Schrad. ex Schltdl.
    • Penicillaria involucrata (Roxb.) Schult.
    • Penicillaria nigritarum Schltdl.
    • Penicillaria plukenetii Link
    • Penicillaria roxburghii A.Braun
    • Penicillaria solitaria Stokes
    • Penicillaria spicata (L.) Willd.
    • Pennisetum albicauda Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum americanum convar. spicatum (L.) Tzvelev
    • Pennisetum americanum convar. typhoides Tzvelev
    • Pennisetum ancylochaete Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum aureum Link
    • Pennisetum cereale Trin.
    • Pennisetum cinereum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum echinurus (K.Schum.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum gambiense Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum gibbosum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum giganteum Ten. ex Steud.
    • Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.
    • Pennisetum leonis Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum maiwa Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum malacochaete Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum megastachyum Steud.
    • Pennisetum nigritarum (Schltdl.) T.Durand & Schinz
    • Pennisetum plukenetii (Link) T.Durand & Schinz
    • Pennisetum pycnostachyum Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
    • Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn.
    • Phleum africanum Lour.
    • Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv.
    • Setaria rufa Chevall.
    • Setaria sericea (Aiton) P.Beauv.
    • Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp.
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