Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(72): 17 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "...ad fluvium Victoriae detexi."

• Text: "Varietatem aliam aut speciem dignoscendam ( pterochaetam )..."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(72): 17 [alternative name]

alternative name: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt.

Dowe, J.L. & Short, P.S. (2 February 2024), The Gullivers’ travels: Thomas Allen Gulliver (1848–1931), Benjamin John Gulliver (1851–1938) and Susannah Gulliver (1857–1938): their contribution to Australian natural history and horticulture. Swainsona 38: 67 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Syntypes & isosyntypes include: Cape River, Bowman s.n. (K001057244, MEL2297566); Between the Norman and the Gilbert River, Aug. 1874, Th. Gulliver s.n. (K001057245, MEL2297567). (fide JSTOR-GP, May 2023). Possible syntypes (now treated as a separate species, R. exserta C.B.Clarke): Upper Victoria River, F. Mueller s.n. (K001057248 ex Herb. Hook., MEL2297560)."

• Text: "While Mueller mentions in the protologue that this taxon could perhaps be recognised as a species, he did not definitely associate the final epithet with the generic name Rhynchospora (ICN Art. 35.2). As such, he only validly published a name for the taxon at the rank of variety. This does not constitute an invalidly published provisional name at species rank (Art. 36.1) as indicated by Chapman (1991: 2517). The first author to validly publish a combination at species rank for this taxon was Jackson in Index Kewensis 2: 771 (1895)."

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