| Collector | Laegaard, S. |
| Number | 19160 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | TUNGURAHUA |
| County | |
| Locality | At Agoyan below Baños, roadside |
| Coordinates | 1° 23' S 78° 19' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 1998/09/18 |
| End date | 1998/09/18 |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Identification | Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. |
| Determined by | S. Laegaard, herb LOJA/AAU, 1999 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Ca 4-5 m high, sparsely branched above, leaves broad, in sterile shoots fan-like. Commonly planted and naturalized from above Baños to Rio Negro. |