Pennisetum purpureum: common name details from PIER

Common name - Language - Location
Language - Location - Common name
Location - Language - Common name
Language - Common name - Location

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
acfucsracsracsr Kosraean Kosrae Island ? (0)  
bokso Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 8)  
canne fourragère French ? Lavergne, Christophe (2006)  
elefante Spanish Colombia Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
elephant grass English ? Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 55)  
fausse canne à sucre French ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
herbe éléphant French ? MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 61)  
hierba elefante Spanish ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
merker grass English ? U. S. Government (2013)  
Napier grass English ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 338)  
pasto elefante Spanish ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
poakso Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
pokao Japanese ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
puk-soh Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 133)  
vao povi Samoan American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
vao povi Samoan Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
xiang cao Chinese ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
yerba elefante Spanish El Salvador (Republic of) Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
zacate elefante Spanish ? Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  

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Language/Location/Common name

Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chinese ? xiang cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
English ? elephant grass Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 55)  
English ? merker grass U. S. Government (2013)  
English ? Napier grass Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 338)  
French ? canne fourragère Lavergne, Christophe (2006)  
French ? fausse canne à sucre Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
French ? herbe éléphant MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 61)  
Japanese ? pokao Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
Kosraean Kosrae Island acfucsracsracsr ? (0)  
Palauan Palau Islands (main island group) bokso Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 8)  
Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island poakso Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
Pohnpeian Pohnpei Island puk-soh Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 133)  
Samoan American Samoa Islands vao povi Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
Samoan Western Samoa Islands vao povi Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
Spanish ? hierba elefante Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
Spanish ? pasto elefante Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
Spanish ? zacate elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
Spanish Colombia elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
Spanish El Salvador (Republic of) yerba elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  

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Location/Language/Common name

Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
? Chinese xiang cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
? English elephant grass Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 55)  
? English merker grass U. S. Government (2013)  
? English Napier grass Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 338)  
? French canne fourragère Lavergne, Christophe (2006)  
? French fausse canne à sucre Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
? French herbe éléphant MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 61)  
? Japanese pokao Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
? Spanish hierba elefante Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
? Spanish pasto elefante Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
? Spanish zacate elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
American Samoa Islands Samoan vao povi Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
Colombia Spanish elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
El Salvador (Republic of) Spanish yerba elefante Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
Kosrae Island Kosraean acfucsracsracsr ? (0)  
Palau Islands (main island group) Palauan bokso Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 8)  
Pohnpei Island Pohnpeian poakso Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
Pohnpei Island Pohnpeian puk-soh Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 133)  
Western Samoa Islands Samoan vao povi Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  

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Language/Common name/Location

Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chinese xiang cao ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
English elephant grass ? Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 55)  
English merker grass ? U. S. Government (2013)  
English Napier grass ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 338)  
French canne fourragère ? Lavergne, Christophe (2006)  
French fausse canne à sucre ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
French herbe éléphant ? MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 61)  
Japanese pokao ? Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
Kosraean acfucsracsracsr Kosrae Island ? (0)  
Palauan bokso Palau Islands (main island group) Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 8)  
Pohnpeian poakso Pohnpei Island Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 60)  
Pohnpeian puk-soh Pohnpei Island Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 133)  
Samoan vao povi American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
Samoan vao povi Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 209)  
Spanish elefante Colombia Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
Spanish hierba elefante ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
Spanish pasto elefante ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 115)  
Spanish yerba elefante El Salvador (Republic of) Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  
Spanish zacate elefante ? Holm, Leroy G./Plucknett, D. L./Pancho, J. V./Herberger, J. P. (1977) (p. 371)  

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