Kunth, K.S. (1837), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 2: 349 [nom. nov.]

nomenclatural synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg.

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 429 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: v [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 600 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 487 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scleria pallidiflora Boeckeler legitimate

Kern, J.H. (1961), Florae Malesianae Precursores XXX. The genus Scleria in Malaysia. Blumea 11(1): 162 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scleria pallidiflora Boeckeler legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 226 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 731 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg.

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 44 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 27 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1104 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 303 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 569 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Scleria brownei Kunth orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Scleria distans R.Br. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Scleria brownii Kunth var. brownii legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scleria pallidiflora Boeckeler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scleria setosoasperula Boeckeler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scleria brownei var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Scleria brownei var. glabra C.B.Clarke ex Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Scleria setosa-asperula A.D.Chapm. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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