Forsskål, P. (1775), Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica: 178 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sehima ischaemoides Forsskal

Stent, S.M (1924), South African Gramineae: grasses of the Transvaal as represented in the National Herbarium. Bothalia 1(4): 239 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 301 [secondary reference]

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 315-324 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 21-22 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 52 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 246-247 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Sehima. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1216 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Sehima. Flora of New South Wales 4: 430-431 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 83 (fig.), 366 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Arabic common name for the type species of the genus"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 786 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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