Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 51, 160, 170 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Panicum propinquum R.Br. legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 591 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 94 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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

nomenclatural synonym: Paspalum brevifolium var. propinquum (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Panicum propinquum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum tenuiflorum R.Br. legitimate

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

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 55 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 55 [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

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 459 [taxonomic synonym]

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

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 219 [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

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