Bailey, F.M. (1913), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 30(5): 320 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Emerald, E.W. Bick."

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 151 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis speciosa (Roem. & Schult.) Steud. legitimate

Palmer, J., Lazarides, M., McCusker, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eragrostis. Flora of Australia 44B: 363 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis speciosa (Roem. & Schult.) Steud. legitimate

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