Schultes, J.A. in Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. (ed.) (1824), Mantissa in Volumen ... Systematis Vegetabilium Edn. 16, 2: 146 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Panicum polystachion L. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 222 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 253 [secondary reference]

• Text: “… has been cultivated experimentally at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney ..."

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 36 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 190-191 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 239 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum polystachion L. legitimate common name: Mission Grass [n/a]

Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Cousens, R.D., Dodd, J.L. & Lloyd, S.G. (1997), Western Weeds: a guide to the weeds of Western Australia Edn. 1: 64 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Pennisetum polystachyum Schult. orth. var. orthographic variant: Pennisetum polystachyon Vickery orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Panicum polystachion L. legitimate

• APC Comment: Subspecific rank not recognised in Qld.
• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Pennisetum polystachyum Schult. orth. var. orthographic variant: Pennisetum polystachyon Vickery orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Panicum polystachion L. legitimate

• APC Comment: Subspecific rank not recognised in Qld.
• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. legitimate by Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Cousens, R.D., Dodd, J.L. & Lloyd, S.G. (1997), Western Weeds: a guide to the weeds of Western Australia Edn. 1: 64

Chemisquy, M.A, Giussani, L.M., Scataglini, M.A. & Kellogg, E.A. (2010), Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural combinations in Cenchrus. Annals of Botany new ser., 106(1): 129 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone legitimate

Simon, B.K. (7 December 2010), New taxa, nomenclatural changes and notes on Australian grasses in the tribe Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae). Austrobaileya 8(2): 191 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cenchrus pedicellatus (Trin.) Morrone legitimate by Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Cousens, R.D., Dodd, J.L. & Lloyd, S.G. (1997), Western Weeds: a guide to the weeds of Western Australia Edn. 1: 64

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