Chiovenda, E. (1928), Plantae Novae ex Aethiopica: 16 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Scirpus subulatus Vahl legitimate

Koyama, T. (1963), The genus Scirpus Linn.: critical species of the section Pterolepis. Canadian Journal of Botany 41(7): 1126-1127 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scirpus subulatus Vahl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Scirpus plumosus R.Br. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Scirpus littoralis var. subulatus Chiov. orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye legitimate

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