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Pearl Millet
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Grasses & bamboos

Pearl Millet

Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone

Names

EnglishPearl Millet
Dutch—
SpanishMijo perla
Chinese御谷
Scientific nameCenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusCenchrus

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