Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week
grasses, sedges and rushes
 Poaceae
* Pennisetum glaucum * (L.) R. Br.
  *pen-ih-SEE-tum* -- referring to a feather ... Dave's
Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DPennisetum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfDtQ6lBf413tOrsAoECKeyaGj2iw>
*GLAW-kum* -- bloom has thin powder (like plums) ... Dave's
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*commonly known as*: bulrush millet, cattail millet, horse millet, Indian
millet, pearl millet, spiked millet • *Bengali*: বাজরা bajara • *Gujarati*:
બાજરી bajari • *Hindi*: बाजरा bajra, लहर्रा laharra • *Kannada*: ಸಜ್ಜೆ
sajje • *Konkani*: बाजरी bajari • *Malayalam*: കന്പരി kanpari • *Marathi*:
बाजरी bajari, सजगुरा sajagura • *Nepali*: बाजुरो bajuro • *Oriya*: ବାଜରା
bajara • *Punjabi*: ਬਾਜਰਾ bajra • *Tamil*: இளங்கம்பு ilan-kampu • *Telugu*:
గంచెలు gantelu


*Distribution*: cultivated (Africa, China, India, United States)

*References*: Flowers of
India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBajra.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc9dmKUVD_y_746I3KwA5yzuMiRQw>•
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  at
Rajgurunagar near Pune on 29 MAY 10

[image: Pennisetum
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[image: Pennisetum
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[image: Pennisetum
glaucum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4657012430%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc9ps1psP-vtN-QFyGbgLWlDqAN1A>
 Regards.
Dinesh

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