Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 242 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

• Comment: nom. illeg. – non Host. (1809).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

Steudel, E.G. von (1855), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 2(8-9): 209 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Carex brownii Steud. nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 93 [secondary reference]

Boeckeler, J.O. (April 1877), Die Cyperaceen des Königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 41(3): 282 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 448 [secondary reference]

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 254 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1909), Cyperaceae - Caricoideae. Das Pflanzenreich 38: 650 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex brownii Steud. nom. illeg.

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): 496 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "N.S. Wales (R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802–05 No. 6083)"

taxonomic synonym: Carex brownei Steud. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 388 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 339 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

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

misapplied to: Carex iynx Nelmes legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 254

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 84 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 84 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Carex iynx Nelmes legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 254

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