Clayton, W.D. (1979), Notes on Setaria (Gramineae). Kew Bulletin 33(3): 506 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Setaria splendida Stapf legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 203 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Setaria splendida Stapf legitimate

Simon, B.K. (1990), A Key to Australian Grasses: 92 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 567 [secondary reference]

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