Eleusine africana Kenn.-O'Byrne

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

• Oulo, M., Hu, G.W. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2023). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Graminae Tribu XXX. Cynodonteae: 1-139. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise. [Cited as Eleusine coracana.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

• Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]
• Wallnöfer, B. (2014). Über die Verbreitung von Eleusine indica und E. tristachya (Gramineae) in Österreich. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B 116: 181-190. [Cited as Eleusine africana.]

Seed Collection Guides

• FZ volume:10 part:2 (1999) Gramineae by T. Cope; FAO Grassland Index; Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Sallings, P. (2012). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Eleusine africana.
• Phillips, S. (1995) Poaceae. In: Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Volume 7, p 139; T. Cope (1999) Gramineae. In: Flora Zambesiaca Volume10 part:2; FAQ Grassland Index; Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2012). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Eleusine africana.
• Phillips, S. (1995) Poaceae. In: Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Volume 7, p 139; T. Cope (1999) Gramineae. In: Flora Zambesiaca, Volume10, part 2; Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Sallings, P. (2012). Flora of Zimbabwe.