⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-2736347, with some changes.

Centaurea abyssinica (Boiss.) Schultz-Bip. ex Oliver & Hiern is a synonym of Plectocephalus varians (A.Rich.)

This name is a synonym of Plectocephalus varians (A.Rich.).

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 2736347) with original publication details: Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 436 436 1877.