Botanical Name

Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. [Poaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1783 – 1786

Collection Location

ex seminibus Guineensibus [Ghana; Togo; or Benin]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1988

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 78 III 3-4.

Remark: Cultivated elsewhere from seeds

Common Names

pearl millet [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004304

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)