Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 68 [tax. nov.]

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 74 [basionym]

basionym of: Megastachya amabilis (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Raspail, F.V. (1825), Classification generale des Graminees seconde partie (1). Annales des Sciences Naturelles 5: 302 [basionym]

basionym of: Cynodon amabilis (L.) Raspail legitimate

Veldkamp, J.F. in Cafferty, S., Jarvis, C.E. & Turland, N.J. (ed.) (2000), New typifications, in Typification of Linnaean plant names in the Poaceae (Gramineae). Taxon 49: 254 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here by Veldkamp): Herb. Hermann 2: 59, No. 46 (BM)."

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

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

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

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

Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.G., Phillips, S.M. & Wiersma, J.H. (2018), (2620) Proposal to reject the name Poa amabilis (Eragrostis amabilis) (Poaceae). Taxon 67(3): 644-645 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Sri Lanka, Hermann (BM barcode BM000621703 [image!], lower left-hand specimen)."

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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