| Name | Eragrostis patens var. congoensis Franchet |
| Authorship | Franchet |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Eragrostis patens Oliver |
| Citation | 1895 Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 382 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Eragrostis patens var. congoensis Franchet |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |