Andersson, N.J. (1856), Monographiae Andropogonearum 1. Anthistirieae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis ser. 3, 2: 250 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Anthistiria L.f. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 620 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 56 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek isos, equal; eilemx a covering or involucre; alluding to the 4 involucral spikelets."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 64 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek isos, equal; eilema, a covering or involucre; alluding to the 4 involucral spikelets"

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 99 [basionym]

basionym of: Themeda sect. Iseilema (Andersson) Roberty legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 63-66 [secondary reference]

common name: Barcoo Grass [n/a] common name: Red Gulf Grass [n/a] common name: Landsborough Grass [n/a] common name: Flinders Grasses [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 492 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 266 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Iseilema. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1181-1182 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 448 [secondary reference]

common name: Flinders grasses [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 82 (fig.), 286 [secondary reference]

common name: Flinders Grasses [n/a]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'equal to' and 'a covering', referring to the ring of spikelets"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 436 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Themeda sect. Iseilema (Andersson) Roberty legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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