Roxburgh, W. (1832), Flora Indica; or descriptions of Indian Plants, by the late William Roxburgh Edn. 2, 1: 346 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "It is a native of moist pasture ground."

Kunth, K.S. (1835), Distribution methodique de la famille des graminees 1: 91 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptochloa verticillata (Roxb.) Kunth legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(63): 112 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 12 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 134 [secondary reference]

Chiovenda, E. (1907), Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8: 361 [basionym]

basionym of: Acrachne verticillata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Chiov. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 628 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 376 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eleusine racemosa B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Leptochloa racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) Kunth legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 208 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acrachne verticillata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Chiov. legitimate

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Arachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 313 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) Ohwi legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult.) Ohwi legitimate

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