⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-432797, with some changes.

Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth. is a synonym of Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.

This name is a synonym of Pennisetum purpureum Schumach..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym and as an illegitimate name (record 432797) with original publication details: Niger Fl. 563 1849.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415107-1.