Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 644 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland. Mitchell District, Birch. Central Australia. Charlotte Waters, Giles.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 302 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 629 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 396 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 78 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 10 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 118, Fig. 149 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 116 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 221 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 102 [secondary reference]

common name: Lovegrass [n/a] common name: Slender Lovegrass [n/a] common name: Drooping Lovegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 45 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 458 [secondary reference]

common name: Drooping lovegrass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 33 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 63 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 540 [secondary reference]

common name: Drooping Lovegrass [n/a]

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 129, figs3c, 6d, 11b (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Syntypes: Queensland: MItchell District: Darr River, Evesham, 23 00' S, 143 04' E, C.W.de Burgh Birch 4 (BRI, K). Northern Territory: Central Australia, Charlotte Waters, 25 5' S, 134 5' E, E.Giles s.n. (K, lectotype designate here, photo, BRI).

Palmer, J., Lazarides, M., McCusker, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eragrostis. Flora of Australia 44B: 388, Figs 67CC, 68G-H APC [secondary reference]

common name: Drooping Lovegrass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 253 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Drooping Lovegrass [n/a]

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