Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1841), Characters of new Genera and Species of New Holland Cyperaceae, Restiaceae, and Juncaceae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1 6: 48 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "ad Flumen Cygnorum lectae"

Boeckeler, J.O. (January 1874), Die Cyperaceen den Königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 38(2): 253 [secondary reference]

• Type: "E. capitatus Lindl. et Nees in Herb. Lindl. Nova Hollandia, ad flumeni Cygnorum (Drummond)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 58 [basionym]

basionym of: Schoenus capitatus (Nees) F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 358 [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Schoenus subbulbosus Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Schoenus subbulbosus Benth. legitimate

Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L. & Bruhl, J.J. (2 July 2020), Reinstatement and revision of the genus Chaetospora (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Telopea 23: 102 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "...here designated: Western Australia: Swan River, 1839, J. Drummond 1st Coll. (CGE 05648!). Isolectotypes: (B! (fragm. ex CGE), BM 001122254!, E 00688503*, E 00688504*, K 000883761!)."

Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L. & Bruhl, J.J. (2 July 2020), Reinstatement and revision of the genus Chaetospora (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Telopea 23: 102 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Chaetospora subbulbosa (Benth.) K.L.Wilson & R.L.Barrett legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Chaetospora subbulbosa (Benth.) K.L.Wilson & R.L.Barrett legitimate

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