| Family |
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name |
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Sprengel, non Desvaux ex Hamilton |
| Synonyms |
Alopecurus hordeiformis L.; Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg; Gymnotrix japonica
(Trinius) Kunth var. viridescens Miquel; Pennisetum alopecuroides var.
erythrochaetum Ohwi; Pennisetum chinense Steudel; Pennisetum compressum
R. Brown; Pennisetum dispiculatum L. C. Chia; Pennisetum hordeiforme (Thunberg)
Sprengel; Pennisetum japonicum Trinius ex Sprengel; Pennisetum polystachion
(L.) Schultes; Pennisetum purpurascens (Thunberg) Kuntze |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) chikara-shiba [strong turf] |
| (English common name) Chinese fountain grass, Chinese pennisetum, Swamp
foxtail |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Koea, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia,
Pacific Islands, Myanmar, India |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18 |
| Description |
Leaves 30-60cm length, 5-8cm width. Culms many 30-80cm. Flowers spikelets
7mm length, flowering in August to November. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides (Linnaeus) Sprengel |
| Antagonism inhibitors for herbicides, herbicide compositions and herbicidal methods (US Patent 5428000/1995) |
