Pennisetum Rich. or following recent taxonomic insights Cenchrus L. is a genus with some 120 species worldwide, especially in warm areas (Chemisquy et al., 2010;Kellogg, 2015). It includes some crops, some ornamentals but mostly species that are considered weedy. There has been or still is considerable confusion with respect to the proper identity of Pennisetum cultivars traded
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