Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 245 [sp. no. 3] [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 45 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Restio deformis R.Br. legitimate

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (21 December 1998), New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 25 [secondary reference]

• Text: "The type sheet (BM, photo NSW) may include both ♂ and ♀ pieces but this is not certain since the spikelets of males and females are externally similar. The sheet is marked ♂ but the protologue refers to the styles, implying the presence of females. No lectotypification is made here."

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (21 December 1998), New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 25 [basionym]

basionym of: Chordifex laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chordifex laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate

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