Forsskål, P. (1775), Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica: 178 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Themeda triandra Forsskal

Hackel, E. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (April 1889), Andropogoneae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 6: 657 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 56 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Forskal says themed is the Arabic name of Th. triandra, but there appears to be spme confusion, as themed (thamad) means a depression where water lies after rain and dries up in summer, and is therefore equivalent of the Australian "claypan" or "waterhole""

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 63 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anthistiria L.f. legitimate

• Etymology: "Forskal says themed is the Arabic name of Th. [ i.e. Themeda] triandra; it properly means a depression where water lies after rain and dries up in summer"

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 86-103 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 59-63 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 519 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 70 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 54 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 493 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 995 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 265 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 37 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anthistiria L.f. legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Themeda. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1227 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 447 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 357 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 626 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 437 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 82 (fig.), 382 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from an Arabic word for a depression where water collects after rain"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas

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