Johnson, L.A.S. & Cutler, D.F. (1974), Empodisma: a new genus of Australasian Restionaceae. Kew Bulletin 28(3): 383 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate

Chanda, C. & Ferguson, I.K. (1979), Pollen morphology of Calorophus and Empodisma (Restionaceae) and its taxonomic significance. Kew Bulletin 33(3): 413 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 149-150, Fig. 121 [secondary reference]

common name: Spreading Rope rush [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 57 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Restionaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 86, Fig. 15A [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate

Quirico, A.L. & Briggs, B.G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Restionaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 406-407 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 186, Fig. 40b [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus elongatus var. minor (Hook.f.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus lateriflorus F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Hypolaena lateriflora Benth. nom. illeg. common name: Spreading Rope-rush [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Restionaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 43, Fig. 17 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus elongatus var. minor (Hook.f.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Restio lateriflorus R.Br. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Calorophus lateriflorus F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Hypolaena lateriflora Benth. nom. illeg.

Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. in Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), A guide to a new classification of Australian Restionaceae and allied families. Australian Rushes: 44, 49 [secondary reference]

Meney, K.A. & Pate, J.S. (1 September 1999), Morphological and anatomical descriptions of Restionaceae and allied families and their distribution. Australian Rushes: 292-293 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus elongatus var. minor (Hook.f.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Hypolaena lateriflora var. minor (Hook.f.) Cheeseman legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptocarpus squarrosus Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hypolaena lateriflora Benth. nom. illeg.

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1647 (1991) lists the autonym “Hypolaena lateriflora (F.Muell.) Benth. var. lateriflora”, but this name is not validly published (see ICBN (2006) Art. 27.2, Ex. 1)).
• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Wagstaff, S.J. & Clarkson, B.R. (2012), Systematics and ecology of the Australasian genus Empodisma (Restionaceae) and description of a new species from peatlands in northern New Zealand. Phytokeys 13: 63-66, Figs 10, 11 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus minor Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calorophus elongatus var. minor (Hook.f.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Hypolaena lateriflora var. minor (Hook.f.) Cheeseman legitimate

• Etymology: "minus describes the small stature of Empodisma minus."

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