Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 819 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland: Etheridge River. Leg. GULLIVER. Typus speciei ex Herb. MUNRO in Herb. HACKEL Vindobon. sub. no. 23018."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 220 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 474 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 190 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Gulliver s.n. (W, holo: BRI, K)"

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 190 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 56 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 232 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Boonsuk, B., Chantaranothai, P. & Hodkinson, T.R. (2016), A taxonomic revision of the genus Digitaria (Panicoideae: Poaceae) in mainland Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 246(4): 261 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Short, P.S. (2 February 2024), The Gullivers’ travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851–1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857–1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture. Swainsona 38: 65 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Holotype: Etheridge River, s.dat., Gulliver s.n. (W19160023018). Isotypes: BRI (n.v.), Etheridge river, s.dat., Gulliver s.n. (K001056088, received “Herb. F. Mueller 1877”) (fide JSTOR-GP, Mar. 2023)."

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