Herrmann, R.A.W. (1910), Ueber das phylogenetische Alter des mechanischen Gewebesystems bei Setaria. Beitrage zur Biologie der Pflanzen 10: 61-62 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Lizard Isld., N. E. Coast of Australia; cujus? No, 52. Queensland, Rockhampton; A. Diedrich. Gascogne River, W.Austr.; Muller. Austr. Port Jackson; R. Br, Baur. Queensland, Cooktorn-Warburg 19510, 19525, 19563."

pro parte misapplication: Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130, 143 misapplication: Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 195

• Comment: nom. illeg., non Desv. (1831).

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 233 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria surgens Stapf legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 53 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria surgens Stapf legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 480 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria surgens Stapf legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 214 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria surgens Stapf legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria surgens Stapf legitimate

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