Andersson, N.J. (1855), Om de med Saccharum beslägtade genera. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 12: 165 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Colvill, J. (1909), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 9: 400 [secondary reference]

• Type: Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 278 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 25-26 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 517 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 48 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 969 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Miscanthus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 432-433 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 88 (fig.), 301 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'pedicel' and 'flower'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 549 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW (naturalised)

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