Swartz, O. (1788), Nova Genera & Species Plantarum seu Prodromus: 21 [tax. nov.]

Kunth, K.S. (1829), Revision des graminees Part 2: 25 [secondary reference]

Kunth, K.S. (1833), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 1: 52 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 241 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt Water Couch [n/a]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 117 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum littorale R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum distichum var. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: Salt-water Couch [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 522 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt-water Couch [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1966), Corrigenda and Addenda to the Supplement to J.M. Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition 1943-1957): - [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 136 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 136 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 10

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 974 [secondary reference]

common name: Seashore Paspalum [n/a] common name: Salt Water Couch [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 492 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt Water Couch [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 466 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt-water Couch [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 484 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 142 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (25 September 1914), Further notes on the botany of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 383 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 126 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 270

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 596, Fig. 121c [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Paspalum littorale R.Br. legitimate common name: Saltwater Couch [n/a]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 25 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Poaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 317-319, Fig. 82 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt-water Couch [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 425 [secondary reference]

common name: Salt Water Couch [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 331 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Salt-Water Couch [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Paspatum vaginatum Sw. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Paspalum littorale R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paspalum litorale Spreng. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Paspalum distichum var. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 142 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (25 September 1914), Further notes on the botany of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 383 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 126 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 227 misapplication: Paspalum distichum L. legitimate by Rodd, A.N. & Pickard, J. (1983), Census of vascular flora of Lord Howe Island. Cunninghamia 1: 270

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), CoI, NT (native and naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic (naturalised)

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