| Name | Pennisetum polystachion (Linnaeus) Schultes |
| Authorship | (Linnaeus) Schultes |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Pennisetum Persoon |
| Citation | 1824 Mant. 2 (Schultes) 2: 146 |
| Holdings | 16 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Pennisetum polystachion (Linnaeus) Schultes |
| Identification made in | [no date] (16) |