| taxonID | 11087312 |
| datasetID | 046bbc50-cae2-47ff-aa43-729fbf53f7c5 |
| parentNameUsageID | 2703201 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 5828220 |
| originalNameUsageID | 4154236 |
| scientificName | Pennisetum nitens (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894 |
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894 |
| canonicalName | Pennisetum nitens |
| genericName | Pennisetum |
| specificEpithet | nitens |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Consp. Fl. Afr. [T.A. Durand & H. Schinz] 5: 781. 1894 [Dec 1894] |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| taxonRemarks | Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Cenchrus L. |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Liliopsida |
| order | Poales |
| family | Poaceae |
| genus | Cenchrus |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |