| Name | Pennisetum schimperi A. Richard |
| Authorship | A. Richard |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Pennisetum Persoon |
| Citation | 1851 Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 381 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Pennisetum schimperi A. Richard |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1), 2020 (1) |