Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 211 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Potamophila parviflora R.Br.

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

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 276-277 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 52 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Potamophila. Flora of New South Wales 4: 652 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 97 (fig.), 357 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'river' and 'liking'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 696 [secondary reference]

Kodela, P.G. & Weiller, C.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Potamophila. Flora of Australia 44A: 369 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW

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