(1926), Decades Kewenses. Plantarum Novarum in Herbario Horti Regii Conservatorum. Decas CXV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1926(10): 440 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA. May River, King Sound, Apr., Basedow 13. N.W."

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 280 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotter's Curse [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 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): 185-186 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Pennisetum. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1204, Fig. 338B [secondary reference]

common name: Asbestos grass [n/a]

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 basedowii (Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.) 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 basedowii (Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.) Morrone legitimate

Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 516 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus basedowii (Summerh. & C.E.Hubb.) Morrone legitimate

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