Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 314 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 415-417 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 89-90 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum macractinium Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Leptoloma macractinia (Benth.) Chase legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Panicum macractenium Hughes orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia var. nudiflora Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichhardtiana Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria macractinia subsp. muelleriana Henrard nom. inval. common name: Roly-poly Grass [n/a]

• Comment: Cited as Digitaria macractenia.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 178 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 178 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 48 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 231 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Stewart, H. & Walsh, N. (1 July 2011), A morphological comparison between Digitaria coenicola and D. divaricatissima (Poaceae: Paniceae). Muelleria 29(2): 199 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima var. macractinia (Benth.) Heather L.Stewart & N.G.Walsh legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Digitaria macractenia Hughes orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima var. macractinia (Benth.) Heather L.Stewart & N.G.Walsh legitimate

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