Brunken, J.N. (1979), Morphometric variation and the classification of Pennisetum section Brevivalvula (Gramineae) in tropical Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 79: 62 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ghana: 2 mi N of Tamale, Innes 30227, 3.x.56 (holotype: PRE)."

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 189-190 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

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

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): 128 [basionym]

basionym of: Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus (Brunken) 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 pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus (Brunken) 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 pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus (Brunken) Morrone legitimate

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