Boott, F. (1867), Illustrations of the Genus Carex 4: 171, t. 580 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia. – Brisbane River, Müller (Herb. Hooker)."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 441 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129, 143 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1909), Cyperaceae - Caricoideae. Das Pflanzenreich 38: 171-172 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 602 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 492 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 505 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 10 [secondary reference]

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 353, Fig. 52J [secondary reference]

misapplication: Carex paniculata L. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 440

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 392 [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Carex deciinata Domin orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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