Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1909), Cyperaceae - Caricoideae. Das Pflanzenreich 38: 60 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Uncinia sinclairii var. elegans Kük. ex Cheeseman legitimate

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Uncinia. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 140 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Uncinia elegans (Kük. ex Cheeseman) Hamlin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Uncinia elegans (Kük. ex Cheeseman) Hamlin legitimate

Global Carex Group (2015), Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 36 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex subtilis K.A.Ford legitimate

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