Blake, S.T. (29 August 1952), The identification and distribution of some Cyperaceae and Gramineae, chiefly from Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 62(10): 98-99 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern Territory; near Alligator Point, Daly R., 13°26′–29′ S., 130°26′–27′E., common in damp places with Phyla nodiflora 15 m., 28th July 1946, Blake 16659."

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 42 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 169 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 45 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1995), Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae). Sida; contributions to botany 16(3): 445 [basionym]

basionym of: Setaria uda (S.T.Blake) R.D.Webster legitimate

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Poaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 315, Fig. 81 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Setaria uda (S.T.Blake) R.D.Webster legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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