Steudel, E.G. von (1853), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(1): 72 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hrbr. Cuming nr. 657. Ins. Luzon."

Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (September 1893), Cyperaceae. The Flora of British India 6(19): 632 [basionym]

basionym of: Fimbristylis setacea var. brevifolia (Steud.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 450 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis setacea var. brevifolia (Steud.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis acicularis R.Br. legitimate

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