Willdenow, C.L. (1809), Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis 1: 91 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Insula Borboniae. Bory de St. Vincent."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 270 [secondary reference]

Kunth, K.S. (1829), Revision des graminees Part 2: 33 [basionym]

basionym of: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 603 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 295 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 178-183 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 102 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria didactyla var. decalvata Henrard legitimate common name: Queensland Blue 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: 520 [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Blue Couch [n/a]

Veldkamp, J.F. (1973), A revision of Digitaria Haller (Gramineae) in Malesia. Notes on Malesian grasses VI. Blumea 21(1): 44-46 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 43 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria didactyla var. decalvata Henrard legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 43 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Digitaria diffusa Vickery legitimate by Willdenow, C.L. (1809), Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis 1: 91

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 175-176 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum sanguinale var. brevispicatum Maiden legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [secondary reference]

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: 955 [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Blue Couch [n/a]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 46-47 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 157 [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Blue Couch [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 233 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum sanguinale var. brevispicatum Maiden legitimate common name: Queensland Blue 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: 461 [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Blue Couch [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 216 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Queensland Blue Couch [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum sanguinale var. brevispicatum Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria didactyla var. decalvata Henrard legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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