- caroliniana
- , carolinianum, carolinianusL. -ana, indicating connection.1) From Carolina, USA. Cenchrus carolinianus, Ctenium carolinianum, Panicum caroliniana, Phalaris caroliniana, Poa caroliniana, Tricuspis caroliniana2) In honor of Roger Charles Carolin (1929–) English-born Australian botanist. Plectrachne caroliniana
Etymological dictionary of grasses . H. Trevor Clifford, Peter D.. 2012.