Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 312 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown; Upper Victoria River, F. Mueller; Bowen Downs, Birch; Springsure, Wuth."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 594 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 459 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis ferruginea var. tristachya (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Kern, J.H. (1955), Florae Malesianae Precursores X. Notes on Malaysian and some S.E.Asian Cyperaceae III. Blumea 8(1): 131 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 573 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Upper Victoria River: F. v. Muller (... lectotype...)"

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 572 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis sieberiana Kunth legitimate

Latz, P.K. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Cyperaceae (most genera). Flora of Central Australia: 502 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis sieberiana Kunth legitimate

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

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis sieberiana Kunth legitimate

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