Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 72 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(Gunn, 960, 1393.)"

Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): t. CXXXV(B) [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(66): 175 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 123 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 234 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia paniculata F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepyrodia tasmanica var. laxa Benth. legitimate

Johnson, L.A.S. & Evans, O.D. (1966), Restionaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 25: 6 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Lepyrodia muelleri Benth. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(66): 175

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 181-182 [secondary reference]

common name: Branching Scale-rush [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Restionaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 44 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Restionaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lepyrodia muelleri Benth. legitimate

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (21 December 1998), New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 31 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Type: Tasmania: Detention R. nr Rocky Cape, Gunn 960, 16.12.[18]36 Female (lecto, here selected, K). Residual syntypes: Detention R., Gunn 960, 16.12.[18]36 Male (K); R.C. Gunn 960, 1837 Male (K); Gunn 960 (CGE ex Lindley); Tasmania, Lake St Clair, Gunn 1393, 7.1.[18]41 Male (K).

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (21 December 1998), New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 31 [basionym]

basionym of: Sporadanthus tasmanicus (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. in Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), A guide to a new classification of Australian Restionaceae and allied families. Australian Rushes: 51 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sporadanthus tasmanicus (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sporadanthus tasmanicus (Hook.f.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

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