Hamilton, W. (1825), Prodromus Plantarum Indiae Occidentalis: 5 [comb. nov.]

nomenclatural synonym: Milium punctatum L. legitimate

Kunth, K.S. (1833), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 1: 72 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 85 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helopus annulatus (Flüggé) Nees legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 126 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 15 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Milium punctatum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Paspalum punctatum (L.) Flüggé legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum helopus Trin. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriochloa polystachya Kunth legitimate

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 21 [secondary reference]

common name: Early spring grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 603 [secondary reference]

common name: Early Spring Grass [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 289 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Milium punctatum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Helopus punctatus (L.) Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriochloa polystachya Kunth legitimate

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 16 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eriochloa polystachya var. punctata (L.) Maiden & Betche legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 57 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriochloa polystachya Kunth legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriochloa annulata (Flüggé) Kunth legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 6 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 232 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriochloa australiensis Stapf ex Thell. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 126

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate by Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 289

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha (Stapf ex Thell.) J.M.Black legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 57

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