Steudel, E.G. von (1854), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(3): 280 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Tahiti: Herb. D'Urville, Chauvin s.n. (iso, S, not seen, photo, BRI, K). var. tenella.

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 157 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. legitimate

Palmer, J., Lazarides, M., McCusker, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eragrostis. Flora of Australia 44B: 395 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. legitimate

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