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MeSH Heading: Pennisetum
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.755
Unique ID: D031782
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031782
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in EDIBLE GRAIN. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
Entry Term(s): Bajra; Fountaingrass; Grass, Fountain; Millet, Pearl
Registry Numbers: txid4541
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Eukaryota [B01]
- Viridiplantae [B01.875]
  - Streptophyta [B01.875.800]
    - Embryophyta [B01.875.800.575]
      - Tracheophyta [B01.875.800.575.912]
        
        Magnoliopsida [B01.875.800.575.912.250]
        
        Poaceae [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822]
        
        Aegilops [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.017]
        
        Agropyron [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.033]
        
        Agrostis [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.044]
        
        Andropogon [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.055]
        
        Avena [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.060]
        
        Bambusa [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.066]
        
        Brachiaria [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.071]
        
        Brachypodium [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.072]
        
        Bromus [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.077]
        
        Cenchrus [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.151]
        
        Chrysopogon [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.180]
        
        Coix [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.227]
        
        Cymbopogon [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.266]
        
        Cynodon [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.288]
        
        Dactylis [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.299]
        
        Digitaria [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.311]
        
        Echinochloa [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.322]
        
        Eleusine [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.333]
        
        Elymus [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.344]
        
        Eragrostis [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.355]
        
        Festuca [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.427]
        
        Holcus [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.463]
        
        Hordeum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.481]
        
        Lolium [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.500]
        
        Melinis repens [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.558]
        
        Millets [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.587]
        
        Oryza [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.616]
        
        Panicum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.680]
        
        Paspalum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.744]
        
        Pennisetum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.755]
        
        Phalaris [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.777]
        
        Phleum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.788]
        
        Poa [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.793]
        
        Saccharum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.835]
        
        Sasa [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.844]
        
        Secale [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.857]
        
        Setaria Plant [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.871]
        
        Sorghum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.894]
        
        Triticale [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.906]
        
        Triticum [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.918]
        
        Zea mays [B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.966]

Pennisetum Preferred

Concept UI: M0398809
Registry Numbers: txid4541
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in EDIBLE GRAIN. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
Terms: Pennisetum Preferred Term
Term UI T462297
Date09/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Millet, Pearl
Term UI T462300
Date09/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Bajra
Term UI T462301
Date09/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Fountaingrass
Term UI T462298
Date09/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Grass, Fountain
Term UI T462299
Date09/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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