Hemsley, W.B. (1909), Decades Kewenses. Plantarum Novarum in Herbario Horti Regii Conservatarum. Decades LII-LIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1909(6): 265 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "DUTCH NEW GUINEA, S.E. Merauke, in alang alang savannas, 9 Nov. 1907, G. Versteeg, 1907."

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 330 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. minor F.M.Bailey legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 266 [secondary reference]

Blake, S.T. (1969), Taxonomic and nomenclatural studies in the Gramineae, No. 2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 81(1): 24 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 232-233 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg. pro parte 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

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

taxonomic synonym: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg.

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 480-481 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg.

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): 214-215 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg.

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 202 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. minutissima F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. pulchella F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. minor F.M.Bailey legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Setaria. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1218 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Setaria apiculata (Scribn. & Merr.) K.Schum. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 497 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 371 (fig.) [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Setaria brownii R.A.W.Herrm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. minor F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Setaria glauca var. pulchella F.M.Bailey legitimate pro parte 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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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