Vahl, M.(H.) (1805), Enumeratio Plantarum 2: 238 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Machaerina restioides (Sw.) Vahl

Lehmann, J.G.C. (1844), Novarum et Minus Cognitarum Stirpium Pugillus 8: 54 [secondary reference]

Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (April 1894), Cyperaceae. The Flora of British India 6(20): 674 [basionym]

basionym of: Cladium subg. Machaerina (Vahl) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 61-69 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 75 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 88 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 690-703 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chapelliera Nees legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 16 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 58 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 436 [secondary reference]

Goetghebeur, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Cyperaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 180-181 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 509 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Macherina Lehm. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cladium subg. Machaerina (Vahl) C.B.Clarke legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Machaerina Vahl sect. Machaerina legitimate

• APC Dist.: LHI

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Macherina Lehm. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cladium subg. Machaerina (Vahl) C.B.Clarke legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Machaerina Vahl sect. Machaerina legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chapelliera Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium sect. Baumea (Gaudich.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium subg. Baumea (Gaudich.) C.B.Clarke legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus sect. Baumea (Gaudich.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Machaerina sect. Baumea (Gaudich.) T.Koyama legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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