Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 186 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (T.) v.v.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 368 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 10 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 10 [secondary reference]

common name: Dog's-tooth Star Grass [n/a] common name: Star Grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 627 [secondary reference]

common name: Star Grass [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 366 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 368 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Chloris acicularis Lindl. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 11 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 542 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Chloris [n/a]

Lazarides, M. (1972), A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 5: 17-18 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Queensland: Port Curtis District; Broad Sound, Sept. 1802, R. Brown (6244) (holotype in BM, isotypes in MEL, K, E)."

Anderson, D.E. (1974), Brigham Young University. Science Bulletin. Biological Series 19 (2): 83-86 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 73 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 39 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 61 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 159, Fig. 25F [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris divaricata var. cynodontoides (Balansa) Lazarides legitimate common name: Small Chloris [n/a] common name: Slender Chloris [n/a]

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Chloris. Flora of Australia 44B: 278 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Chloris [n/a]

• APC Comment: Earlier records of Chloris divaricata from NT (e.g. I.D.Cowie & D.A.Albrecht (eds), Checklist NT Vasc. Pl. Sp. (2005)) are referable to Enteropogon minutus (see M.E.Nightingale et al., Fl. Australia 44B: 279 (2005)).
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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