Nelmes, E. (1944), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 155: 282, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hubbard, 5004. Wandoan, Queensland."

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

taxonomic synonym of: Carex inversa R.Br. legitimate

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

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Carex inversa R.Br. legitimate

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