Merrill, E.D. (1914), Philippine Journal of Science. Section C, Botany 9: 54 [tax. nov.]

Hosokawa, T. (1934), Transactions, Natural History Society of Formosa 24: 198 [basionym]

basionym of: Syntherisma mariannensis (Merr.) Hosok. legitimate

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 498, Fig. 4 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Syntherisma mariannensis (Merr.) Hosok. legitimate

Pike, G.D. & Leach, G.J. (1997), Handbook of the vascular plants of Ashmore and Cartier Islands: 83-84 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Syntherisma mariannensis (Merr.) Hosok. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Digitaria marianensis Mez nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: WA, AR

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