| English | African foxtail grass | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 1 | CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris |
| English | buffel grass | | | 1 | Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. |
| Arabic | sabat | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar. |
| French | cenchrus cilié | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris |
| German | Büffelgras | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris |
| German | Klebgras | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1287. |
| India | dhaman | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris |
| Italian | cencro ciliare | | | 2 | International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. |
| Spanish | pasto buffel | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Cenchrus ciliaris |
| Spanish (Mexico) | zacate buffel | | as Cenchrus ciliaris | 2 | Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico. |