Cenchrus echinatus L. var. glabratus F. Br., Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 84: 66. 1931.
Type information:
Lectotype [BISH]. F.B.H. Brown and E.D.W. Brown 745. 1 June 1921. Nuku Hiva: Taiohae.4 to 500m.
Lectotypified in St. John. Phytologia 33: 419, 1976.
=Cenchrus echinatus

*Verification: None.