Cenchrus setosus Sw. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26 (1788) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Cenchrus species Cenchrus setosus Name Synonyms Cenchrus polystachios subsp. setosus (Sw.) P.M.Peterson & Y.Herrera Pennisetum parviflorum subsp. majus A.Chev. Pennisetum polystachion subsp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken Pennisetum polystachion subsp. viviparum Fosberg & Sachet Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich. Homonyms Cenchrus setosus Sw.