Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 762 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Bothriochloa anamitica Kuntze

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 60-61 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek bothrion, a little pit; khloe, grass"

Blake, S.T. (1944), Monographic studies in the Australian Andropogoneae, Part I, including revisions of the genera Bothriochloa, Capillipedium, Chrysopogon, Vetiveria and Spathia. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 2(3): 24-41 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 39-45 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amphilophis Nash legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 517-518 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 72 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 38 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 487 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 254-255 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 30 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amphilophis Nash legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Bothriochloa. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1130 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 506 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 439-440 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 496 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 355 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 621 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Poaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 282 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 83 (fig.), 85 (fig.), 88 (fig.), 167 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'pit' and 'grass', referring to the pitted glumes of some species."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 115 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Andropogon subg. Gymnandropogon Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andropogon sect. Gymnandropogon (Nees) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andropogon sect. Gymnandropogon (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Amphilophis Nash legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dichanthium sect. Amphilophis (Nash) Roberty nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), CoI (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW, NI (naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas (naturalised)

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