Carex polyantha F.Muell. legitimate | sensu Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census
Carex cunninghamii Boott legitimate Carex polyantha F.Muell. isonym
Carex acuta L. auct. non L.: Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(71): 259 Carex acuta L. auct. non L.: Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 443 Carex acuta L. auct. non L.: Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 602
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