Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 837 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland: North Kennedy District; Pentland. More or less stony hillsides on sand in mixed open forest, 1300 ft. Densely tufted, glaucous; rhizome branched, culms creeping, flowering branches erect, 9–18 in., spikelets pale glaucous. Collected by S.T. BLAKE, no. 8383. l. 4. 1935, Typus speciei in Herb. Lugd. Batav."

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 [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

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