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

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate common name: Blue Star Grass [n/a]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 10 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue-star grass [n/a]

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

common name: Blue Star Grass [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 368 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate

Wakefield, N.A. (1955), Flora of Victoria: New species and other additions - 6. The Victorian Naturalist 72(7): 107 [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: Tall Chloris [n/a]

Lazarides, M. (1972), A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany Supplementary Series 5: 11-13 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "New South Wales: Richmond, R. Brown (6242) (holotype in BM, isotypes in K, E)."

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate

Anderson, D.E. (1974), Brigham Young University. Science Bulletin. Biological Series 19 (2): 76-78 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 74, Fig. 14f, 76 [secondary reference]

common name: Plump Windmill Grass [n/a] common name: Windmill Grass [n/a] common name: Blue Star Grass [n/a] common name: Tall Chloris [n/a] common name: Tall Windmill Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 40 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris ventricosa var. tenuis Benth. legitimate

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall chloris [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris ventricosa var. tenuis Benth. legitimate common name: Tall Chloris [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 519 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Chloris [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 576, Fig. 116f [secondary reference]

common name: Plump Windmill-grass [n/a]

Nightingale, M.E., Lazarides, M. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Chloris. Flora of Australia 44B: 274, Plate 40, Figs 41D, 42A [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris ventricosa var. tenuis Benth. legitimate common name: Tall Chloris [n/a] common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chloris ventricosa R.Br. var. ventricosa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris sclerantha Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chloris ventricosa var. tenuis Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 184 (fig.) -185 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Chloris [n/a]

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