Bentham, G. (December 1877), Hooker's Icones Plantarum 13(2): 33 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Plagiosetum refractum (F.Muell.) Benth.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pennisetum Rich. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 611 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 61 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek plagios, oblique; Latin seta, a bristle: alluding to the unilateral bristles."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 77 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek plagios, oblique; Latin seta, a bristle; alluding to the somewhat unilateral bristles"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 290 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 224-225 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 51 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 482 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 146 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paractaenum P.Beauv. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Plagiosetum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 494 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 99 (fig.), 342 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek for 'oblique' and Latin for 'bristle' (seta)"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 675 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Paractaenum P.Beauv. legitimate

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