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

• Type: "QUEENSLAND.– Cook District: on Wrotham Park, ca. 50 miles north-west of Mungana, in Euclayptus-Erythrophloeum forest on grey sand, April 6th, 1938, Blake 13688 (TYPE)."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 220 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 62 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: 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: 471 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Cook District, on Wrotham Park, ~50 miles [80 km] north-west of Mungana, 6 Apr. 1938, S.T.Blake 13688 (lecto: BRI AQ0319061 here designated [image seen (JSTOR 2019)]; isolecto: DNA D0031719 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)], K 000907205 [image seen (JSTOR 2019)], MEL 2278947!, NSW 392919!, NSW 385169!, US 00133649!, US 00151791!)."

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: 471 [replaced synonym]

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

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