Bentham, G. (December 1877), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 13(2): 39-40, t. 1250 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Between Norman and Gilbert Rivers, Carpentaria, North Australia, Gulliver"

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 635 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 632 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 409 [secondary reference]

Hubbard, C.E. (23 December 1935), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 33(4): 3, t. 3283 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 64 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M., Quinn, F. & Palmer, J. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Heterachne. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1177, Fig. 333C [secondary reference]

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Heterachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 413 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Varietal rank is not used in Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Barrett, R.L., Peterson, P.M. & Romaschenko, K. (21 August 2020), A molecular phylogeny of Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae): making lovegrass monophyletic in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 33: 472 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Burke District, between Gilbert and Norman rivers, Carpentaria, North Australia, [1874], T.Gulliver s.n. [25] (first-step lecto, designated by C. E. Hubbard, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 33: 3, t. 3283 (1935; no herbarium indicated): second-step lecto, designated here: K 000907210 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)]; isolecto: MEL 2127056!, MEL 2131369!, US 00323635!)."

• Text: "Hubbard (1936) cited the type of the name Heterachne gulliveri as ‘between Gilbert and Norman rivers, Gulliver (type)’, but did not specify a herbarium where the type is held. This is here treated as effective lectotypification by Hubbard, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018). Original mater[i]al of this name is held at K, MEL and US, and second-step lectotypification is, hereby, effected, in accordance with ICN Art. 9.17"

Barrett, R.L., Peterson, P.M. & Romaschenko, K. (21 August 2020), A molecular phylogeny of Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae): making lovegrass monophyletic in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 33: 472 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Eragrostis lilliputiana R.L.Barrett & P.M.Peterson legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 12 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eragrostis lilliputiana R.L.Barrett & P.M.Peterson legitimate

Dowe, J.L. & Short, P.S. (2 February 2024), The Gullivers’ travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851–1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857–1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture. Swainsona 38: 66 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Named after Thomas Allen Gulliver.

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