Blake, S.T. (1938), The genus Iseilema in Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 49(6): 85, t. IV. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hughenden, grassland downs on grey-brown clay loam ca. 1,100 ft. 19-5-1936, Blake 11545 (type)."

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 349, Pl. 102 [basionym]

basionym of: Iseilema vaginiflorum var. fragile (S.T.Blake) C.A.Gardner legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 222 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 64 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Iseilema. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1183, Fig. 335B [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Iseilema vaginiflorum var. fragile (S.T.Blake) C.A.Gardner legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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