Endlicher, S.F.L. (1842), Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis 1: 93 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Mariscus aggregatus Willd. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 353-354 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyperus flavus Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Cyperus cayennensis (Lam.) Britton nom. illeg.

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cyperus flavus Nees nom. illeg.

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

Longhi-Wagner, H.M., Baldini, R.M. & Araujo, A.C. (2010), Cyperaceae Raddianae: a nomenclatural and taxonomic study of the Cyperaceae published in G. Raddi's Agrostografia brasiliensis. Kew Bulletin 65: 458 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mariscus brasiliensis Raddi legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus aggregatus Willd. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyperus flavus var. aggregatus (Willd.) Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kyllinga cayennensis Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus flavus Vahl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus laevis Kunth nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Mariscus laevigatus Roem. & Schult. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyperus cayennensis Desf. ex Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus rigidus Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex sieberi Nees ex Kunth nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Cyperus flavus Nees nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Cyperus cayennensis (Lam.) Britton nom. illeg.

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1936 (1991), treats the name Mariscus laevigatus as illegitimate on the basis that M. laevis Kunth was cited in synonymy. However, as M. laevis Kunth is itself illegitimate M. laevigatus Roem. & Schult. is here treated as a nomen novum.
• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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