Pennisetum purpureum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q420834
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Pennisetum purpureum

Summary

Pennisetum purpureum is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Pennisetum purpureum's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is classified at the rank of species[3].
  • Pennisetum purpureum belongs to the parent taxon Pennisetum[4].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pennisetum purpureum is Pennisetum purpureum[5].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is used for fodder[6].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's Commons category is recorded as Pennisetum purpureum[8].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[9].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[10].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[11].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[12].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27208[13].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's short name is recorded as P. purpureum[14].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is commonly known as elephant grass[15].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is commonly known as 象草[16].
  • Pennisetum purpureum is commonly known as 象草[17].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's invasive to is recorded as People's Republic of China[18].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon author citation is recorded as Schumach.[20].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[21].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as Fujian[22].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as Guangdong[23].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as Maranhão[24].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as Angola[25].
  • Pennisetum purpureum's taxon range is recorded as Gabon[26].

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Classification

Pennisetum purpureum's scientific name is Pennisetum purpureum[5]. It is classified at the rank of species[3]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pennisetum[4]. Recorded taxon common name include elephant grass[15] and 象草[16].

Identifiers

Pennisetum purpureum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62919[27]. Pennisetum purpureum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115110[28]. Pennisetum purpureum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706158[29]. Pennisetum purpureum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42004[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . The categorization and analysis on the geographic distribution patterns of Chinese alien invasive plants. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . A checklist of wild vascular plants in Jiangxi Province, China. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of higher plants in Guangdong, China. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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