Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 56 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Pogonatherum saccharoideum P.Beauv., nom. illeg.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Erianthus Michx. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. in Meston, A. (ed.) (1889), Botany of the Bellenden-Ker Expedition. Report of the Government Scientific Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range upon the Flora and Fauna of that part of the Colony: - [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 617 [secondary reference]

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 377-396 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 211 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Homoplitis Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 310 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 83 (fig.), 355 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "From Greek pogon (beard) and ather (awn), referring to the hair-like awns"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 685 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Homoplitis Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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