Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(63): 116 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad rivos Hookeri et Sturtii, et flumen Victoriae, F.M.; Carpentaria, Landsborough; ad flumen Burdekini et Neercool, Bowman; Gracemere, O'Shanesy; Dawson's et Comet River, Leichhardt & Bunce."

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 20 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 516 [basionym]

basionym of: Chionachne cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 10 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chionachne cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1849 [basionym]

basionym of: Polytoca cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 256 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polytoca cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (1931), A contribution to the knowledge of the Indian Maydeae. Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 67: 11-12 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "North-Australia; Sandy Island, Victoria River coll. F. VON MUELLER (Hb. Kew!)...Hence the Victoria River plant is taken up as the type."

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 268 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chionachne cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Jannink, T.A. & Veldkamp, J.F. (2002), Revision of Chionachninae (Gramineae: Andropogoneae). Blumea 47(3): 557 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "F. von Mueller, December 1855 (holo MELB; K; L, fragm.), Australia, Northern Territory, Victoria River, Sandy Is.; designated by Henrard (1931: 12, 17)."

Jannink, T.A. & Veldkamp, J.F. (2002), Revision of Chionachninae (Gramineae: Andropogoneae). Blumea 47(3): 557 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chionachne cyathopoda (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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