Richard, L.C.M. in Persoon, C.H. (1805), Pennisetum. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 1: 72 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 195 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gymnotrix P.Beauv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Plagiosetum Benth. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 611 [secondary reference]

Hitchcock, A.S. (20 March 1920), The genera of grasses of the United States: with special reference to the economic species. Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C 772: 245 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Pennisetum typhoideum Rich. (nom. illeg.)

Chase, M.A. (1921), The North American species of Pennisetum. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 22(4): 209-234 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 61 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Latin penna, a feather; seta, a bristle: alluding to the plumose bristles."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 76 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Latin penna, a feather; seta, a bristle; alluding to the plumose bristles"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 276 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 527 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 47 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 68 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 241-253 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 974-975 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 182-194 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 237 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 193 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gymnotrix P.Beauv. legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Pennisetum. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1203 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 497-498 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 491-492 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 347-348 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 611-612 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 426 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 99 (fig.), 331-332 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Latin for 'feather' and 'bristle'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 643 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Kikuyuochloa H.Scholz legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus L. legitimate

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