Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 245 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W. Australia. Swan River, Drummond, 1st coll. and n. 954; Murchison River, Oldfield."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 45 [secondary reference]

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. in Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), A guide to a new classification of Australian Restionaceae and allied families. Australian Rushes: 45, 50 [secondary reference]

Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), Morphological and anatomical descriptions of Restionaceae and allied families and their distribution. Australian Rushes: 332-333 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lepidobolus chaetocephalus F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. prov.

• APC Dist.: WA

Briggs, B.G. (10 April 2017), The identity of Restio curvulus Nees and lectotypifications of some Australian Restionaceae. Telopea 20: 90-91 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: here designated: "J. Dr.[Drummond] 945 [sic; 954] ♂ (MEL14729). The lectotype sheet has Mueller’s extensive descriptive notes. Isolecto: B100278868, K; Nouvelle Hollande occidentale, R. des Cygnes, Drummond 954, 1843 ♂ (P00748696)."

taxonomic synonym: Lepidobolus chaetocephalus F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. prov.

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