Herrmann, R.A.W. (1910), Ueber das phylogenetische Alter des mechanischen Gewebesystems bei Setaria. Beitrage zur Biologie der Pflanzen 10: 52 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australien, auf sandig-lehmigen Krauttriften: Süd-Australien am Mt. Lindhurst (Koch No. 170); West-Australien, Gascoyne bei Carnarvon (Diels No. 3664); Nordwest-Australien ohne Standortsangabe (A. Cunningham). – Herb. Berlin (Delessert, Wien)."

• Comment: Spelling errors in type citation as in original.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 76, Fig. 90 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 267 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria buchanani Hitchc. orth. var.

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]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 481 [secondary reference]

common name: Diel's pigeon grass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 37 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 207 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria buchananii Hitchc. legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Setaria. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1218, Fig. 321H [secondary reference]

common name: Diels Pigeon grass [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Setaria buchanani Hitchc. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Setaria buchananii Hitchc. legitimate misapplication: Setaria macrostachya Kunth legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1883), The plants indigenous around Sharks Bay and its vicinity. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 23

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld

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