Jansen, P. & Wachter, W.H. (1949), Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 56: 246 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Cenchrus echinatus f. longispinus Hack. legitimate

Weston, A.S. (23 May 1974), The genus Cenchrus (Poaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 1(4): 379 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 261 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald legitimate

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