Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 187 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (T.) v.v.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 764 [basionym]

basionym of: Capriola tenella (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Domin, K. (1911), Third contribution to the flora of Australia. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 10: 119 [basionym]

basionym of: Microchloa tenella (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 627 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Microchloa tenella (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 364 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Microchloa tenella (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 10 [secondary reference]

Hubbard, C.E. (1934), Gramineae Australienses: II. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1934(10): 448 [basionym]

basionym of: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 214 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Lazarides, M. (1972), A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 5: 42 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Northern Territory: Arnhem Land, Caledon Bay ("Arnhem South Bay"), R. Brown (6239) (holotype in BM, isotypes in K, E)."

Lazarides, M. (1972), A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 5: 42 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Brachyachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 297 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 124 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Cynodon tenellum R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Capriola tenella (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Microchloa tenella (R.Br.) Domin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Brachyachne tenella (R.Br.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cynodon altior F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Brachyachne tenella in Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

---