Forsskål, P. (1775), Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica: 17 [tax. nov.]

Chiovenda, E. (1923), Bullettino delle Societe Botanica Italiana: 113 [basionym]

basionym of: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 248 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 238 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 612 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. legitimate

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 [basionym]

basionym of: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone legitimate

Crespo, M.B., Alonso, M.A., Martínez-Azorín, M. & Sáez, L. (4 August 2020), Miscellaneous notes on nomenclature and taxonomy of some Old World names in tribe Paniceae (Panicoideae, Poaceae). Phytotaxa 454(4): 249 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: " (designated here):—[YEMEN]. Mukhajah, Jebel Barad (“Mokhaja, Mt. Barak” on field label), ex Herb. Forsskål No. 117 (IDC microfiche foto: Forsskål nr. 78 III, 1–2) (C10002753 [digital image!]; available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.c10002753)."

Crespo, M.B., Alonso, M.A., Martínez-Azorín, M. & Sáez, L. (4 August 2020), Miscellaneous notes on nomenclature and taxonomy of some Old World names in tribe Paniceae (Panicoideae, Poaceae). Phytotaxa 454(4): 249 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone legitimate

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