Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1841), Characters of new Genera and Species of New Holland Cyperaceae, Restiaceae, and Juncaceae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1 6: 47 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Gymnoschoenus adustus Nees

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 127 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Schoenus L. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 507 [basionym]

basionym of: Schoenus sect. Gymnoschoenus (Nees) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 91 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek gymnos, naked; skhoinos, a reed: alluding to the long naked stems."

Kükenthal, G. (1940), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. VIII. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 48: 56-60 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 152 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek gymnos, naked; skhoinos, a reed; alluding to the long naked stems"

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 499 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 15 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 306 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Gymnoschoenus. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 119 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 258 [secondary reference]

Goetghebeur, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Cyperaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 176 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 276 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 382 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus sect. Gymnoschoenus (Nees) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

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