Linnaeus, C. (1759), Systema Naturae Edn. 10, 2: 855 [tax. nov.]

Hooker, J.D. (5 December 1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(4): 291 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(65): 156 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 17 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 460-461 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum littorale R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 23 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 535 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 37 [secondary reference]

common name: Water-couch [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 142 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 602 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch Grass [n/a]

Maiden, J.H. (25 September 1914), Further notes on the botany of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 383 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 288 [secondary reference]

Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 126 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 57 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 6 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 67, Fig. 71 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Digitaria distachya Pers. legitimate common name: Water Couch-grass [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 241 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a] common name: Knotgrass [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 116-117 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 522 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 63 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 136 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate

Guedes, M. (1976), The Case for Paspalum distichum and against Futile Name-Changes. Taxon 25(4): 513 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: P. Browne s.n. Jamaica (Linn. 79/9)

• Text: "I now select as a type of P. distichum the second sample from the left on sheet 79/9 so that the name retains its classical application."

Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 227 [secondary reference]

Renvoize, S.A. & Clayton, W.D. (1980), (528) Proposal to reject the name Paspalum distichum L. Syst Nat. ed. 10, 2: 855 (1749). (Nom. rejic. prop.). Taxon 29: 339 [secondary reference]

• Type: "third specimen from the left, sheet 79/9 (LINN, holotype). "

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 10 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum littorale R.Br. legitimate

Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 270 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (May 1983), Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 25. Taxon 32(2): 281 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 35, 36 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 10

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 10

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water couch [n/a]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 973 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 65 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 173-174 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 220-221, Fig. 36A [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 466 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 484 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Digitaria paspalodes Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 484 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 142

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (25 September 1914), Further notes on the botany of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 383

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 126

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 494 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 270

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 340-341 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Digitaria paspalodes Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum digitaria Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 596, Fig. 121d-e [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Couch [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 327-328 (fig.) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate common name: Water Couch [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Digitaria paspalodes Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspaloides Scribn. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW, LHI, NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 142

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (25 September 1914), Further notes on the botany of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 383

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 126

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 227

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 270

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