| Pennisetum advena Wipff & Veldkamp, 1999 |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides Desv. ex Ham., 1825 |
| Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke, 1907 |
| Pennisetum americanum subsp. americanum (L.) Leeke, 1907 |
| Pennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum (Rich.) Maire & Weiller, 1952 |
| Pennisetum americanum var. spicatum (L.) Tzvelev, 1971 |
| Pennisetum bambusiforme (E. Fourn.) Hemsl. ex B.D. Jacks., 1895 |
| Pennisetum bambusiforme Hemsl., 1885 |
| Pennisetum breve Nees, 1829 |
| Pennisetum cenchroides Rich. ex Pers., 1805 |
| Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link, 1827 |
| Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliare (L.) Link, 1827 |
| Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov., 1903 |
| Pennisetum complanatum (Nees) Hemsl., 1885 |
| Pennisetum crinitum (Kunth) Spreng., 1825 |
| Pennisetum crinitum Scribn. ex Beal, 1896 |
| Pennisetum crusgalli (L.) Baumg., 1816 |
| Pennisetum dasistachyum Desv., 1831 |
| Pennisetum distachyum (E. Fourn.) Rupr. ex Chase, 1921 |
| Pennisetum durum Beal, 1896 |