Wipff, J.K. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1999), Pennisetum advena sp. nov. (Poaceae: Paniceae): a common ornamental grass throughout the southern United States. Sida; contributions to botany 18: 1033, fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "UNITED STATES. TEXAS. Brazos Co.: Cultivated at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, commonly used ornamental grass in the area, 18 Sep 1990, Joseph K. Wipff 1723 (HOLOTYPE: L; ISOTYPES: K, MO, US, UTC)."

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): 127 [basionym]

basionym of: Cenchrus x advena (Wipff & Veldkamp) 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 x advena (Wipff & Veldkamp) Morrone legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus x advena (Wipff & Veldkamp) Morrone legitimate

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