Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 541 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Arnhem's Land, F. Mueller; Port Darwin, Schultz, n. 31, 149, 185; Lagrange Bay, Hughan."

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

basionym of: Andropogon intrans (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 319-320 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 196 [secondary reference]

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 299 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon intrans (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 37 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M., Hacker, J.B. & Andrew, M.H. (29 November 1991), Taxonomy of indigenous Australian sorghums (Sorghum Moench: Andropogoneae: Poaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 4(4): 618, figs 1c-d, 5d (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Syntypes: Northern Territory: Darwin and Gulf District: Port Darwin, x.1869, communicated R.Schomburgk, Schultz 31 (K, lectotype designated here), Schultz 149 (MEL 1548050). Arnhem's Land, 1855, F.Mueller s.n. (MEL 154051, 1548054).

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon intrans (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Spangler, R.E. (28 June 2003), Taxonomy of Sarga, Sorghum and Vacoparis (Poaceae: Andropogoneae). Australian Systematic Botany 16(3): 290 [basionym]

basionym of: Sarga intrans (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Spangler legitimate

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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

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