Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), Studies on Queensland grasses, II. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(18): 1-2 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "QUEENSLAND.– Cook District: on Wrotham Park, ca. 50 miles north-west of Mungana, in Eucalyptus Erythrophloeum forest on grey sand, April 6th, 1938, Blake 13685 (TYPE)."

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Ectrosia. Flora of Australia 44B: 434-435 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: 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: 469-470 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "AUSTRALIA; Queensland, Cook District, on Wrotham Park, ~50 miles [80 km] north-west of Mungana, 6 Apr. 1938, S.T.Blake 13685 (lecto: BRI AQ0319051 here designated; isolecto: AD 98825271 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)], CANB, n.v., DNA D0031718 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)], K 000907204 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)], L, n.v., MEL 1558293!, MEL 2278945!, NSW 601705!, US 00133648!, US 00151792!)."

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: 469 [basionym]

basionym of: Eragrostis appressa (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & P.M.Peterson legitimate

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