Pirotta, P.R. (1908), Flora della colonia Eritrea. Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8(3): 326 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 256 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. legitimate

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