Pennisetum polystachion: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

blue buffle grass English ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

desum Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) Raulerson, L./Rinehart, A. F./Falanruw, M. C. (1996) (p. 22)

feather pennisetum English ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

feathery pennisetum English ? Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1579)

mechen katu Chuukese Chuuk Islands ? (0)

mission grass English ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 360)

mu di lang wei cao Chinese ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

o tamata Fijian Fiji Islands Thaman, R. R./Tuiwawa, M. (1999) (p. 3)

poakso Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

queue de chat French ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

sakate Chamorro Guam Island Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)

West Indian pennisetum English ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

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Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Chamorro Guam Island sakate Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)

Chinese ? mu di lang wei cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

Chuukese Chuuk Islands mechen katu ? (0)

English ? blue buffle grass Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

English ? feather pennisetum Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

English ? feathery pennisetum Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1579)

English ? mission grass Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 360)

English ? West Indian pennisetum Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

Fijian Fiji Islands o tamata Thaman, R. R./Tuiwawa, M. (1999) (p. 3)

French ? queue de chat Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) desum Raulerson, L./Rinehart, A. F./Falanruw, M. C. (1996) (p. 22)

Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island poakso Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

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Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

? Chinese mu di lang wei cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

? English blue buffle grass Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

? English feather pennisetum Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

? English feathery pennisetum Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1579)

? English mission grass Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 360)

? English West Indian pennisetum Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

? French queue de chat Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

Chuuk Islands Chuukese mechen katu ? (0)

Fiji Islands Fijian o tamata Thaman, R. R./Tuiwawa, M. (1999) (p. 3)

Guam Island Chamorro sakate Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)

Palau Islands (main island group) Palauan desum Raulerson, L./Rinehart, A. F./Falanruw, M. C. (1996) (p. 22)

Pohnpei Island Pohnpeian poakso Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

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Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Chamorro sakate Guam Island Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)

Chinese mu di lang wei cao ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

Chuukese mechen katu Chuuk Islands ? (0)

English blue buffle grass ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

English feather pennisetum ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

English feathery pennisetum ? Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1579)

English mission grass ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 360)

English West Indian pennisetum ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

Fijian o tamata Fiji Islands Thaman, R. R./Tuiwawa, M. (1999) (p. 3)

French queue de chat ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)

Palauan desum Palau Islands (main island group) Raulerson, L./Rinehart, A. F./Falanruw, M. C. (1996) (p. 22)

Pohnpeian poakso Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)

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This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 24 Aug 2011 by PIER.

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
blue buffle grass	English	?	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)
desum	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Raulerson, L./Rinehart, A. F./Falanruw, M. C. (1996) (p. 22)
feather pennisetum	English	?	Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)
feathery pennisetum	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1579)
mechen katu	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	? (0)
mission grass	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 360)
mu di lang wei cao	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
o tamata	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Thaman, R. R./Tuiwawa, M. (1999) (p. 3)
poakso	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)
queue de chat	French	?	Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)
sakate	Chamorro	Guam Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)
West Indian pennisetum	English	?	Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 114)