Link, J.H.F. (1821), Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Regii Berolinensis Altera 1: 102 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Brasilia."

Gardner, C.A. (1925), List of the naturalised plants of extra-tropical Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 11(8): 70 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 6 [secondary reference]

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 998 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria adscendens subsp. marginata (Link) Henrard legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 9 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 227 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 103 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard legitimate

Jain, S.K. & Das, Doli (1973), Indian Forester 99: 572 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria ciliaris subsp. marginata (Link) S.K.Jain & Doli Das legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 131 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 171 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 171 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 43 [secondary reference]

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Digitaria. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1149 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler legitimate

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