Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 186 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T) B. v.s."

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

basionym of: Ectrosia leporina var. spadicea (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Hubbard, C.E. (December 1936), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 34(1): subt. 3312, p. 11 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "QUEENSLAND. Endeavour River, Bay of Inlets and Bustard Bay, 1770 Banks & Solander (type in herb. Mus. Brit)"

Hubbard, C.E. (December 1936), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 34(1): subt. 3312 pp. 1-16 (11) [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ectrosia leporina var. spadicea (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Ectrosia. Flora of Australia 44B: 429 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ectrosia leporina R.Br. var. leporina legitimate

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, Endeavour River, 1770, J.Banks & D.Solander s.n. (first-step lecto, designated by C. E. Hubbard, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 34: 11, t. 3312 (1936): BM (two sheets); second-step lecto, designated here: BM 000991666; isolecto: BM 000991667 [images seen for both (JSTOR 2019)])."

• Text: "Hubbard (1936) cited the type of the name Ectrosia leporina var. spadicea as ‘Endeavour River ... Banks & Solander (type in Herb. Mus. Brit.)’ This is here treated as effective (first-step) lectotypification by Hubbard, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018)."

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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis leporina (R.Br.) R.L.Barrett & P.M.Peterson legitimate

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