| Name | Pennisetum sphacelatum (Nees) T. Durand & Schinz |
| Authorship | (Nees) T. Durand & Schinz |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Pennisetum Persoon |
| Citation | 1894 Consp. Fl. Afric. [T.A. Durand & H. Schinz]. 5: 784 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Pennisetum sphacelatum (Nees) T. Durand & Schinz |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |