Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 69 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "AUSTRALIA. QUEENSLAND; Brisbane river, F. Mueller; Clarence river, Wilcox."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Carex inversa var. major Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 493 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex inversa var. leichardtii Boeckeler legitimate

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

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

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 395 [secondary reference]

Booth, R. & Moore, D. (4 December 2006), Reduction of Carex rhytidocarpa Nelmes (Cyperaceae) to a synonym of C. inversa R.Br. Austrobaileya 7(2): 374-375 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Carex lophocarpus C.B.Clarke orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Carex inversa var. major Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

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 lophocarpus C.B.Clarke orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Carex inversa var. leichardtii Boeckeler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex inversa var. leichardti Boeckeler orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Carex inversa var. major Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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