Petrie, D. (1887), Description of a new species of Uncinia, Persoon. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 20: 185 [tax. nov.]

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1909), Cyperaceae - Caricoideae. Das Pflanzenreich 38: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Uncinia compacta var. δ clarkei (Petrie) Kük. legitimate

Nooteboom, H.P. (19 February 1979), A taxonomic revision of the Malesian and Australian species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae). Blumea 24(2): 516 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Uncinia compacta R.Br. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Uncinia clarkii Petrie orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Uncinia divaricata Boott legitimate

Global Carex Group (2015), Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 30 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex edura K.A.Ford legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carex edura K.A.Ford legitimate

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