Trinius, C.B. von (1820), Fundamenta Agrostographiae: 188 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xlix [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 538 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 620 [secondary reference]

common name: Mackie's Pest [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 272 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon acicularis F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Andropogon subulatus J.Presl legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1944), Monographic studies in the Australian Andropogoneae, Part I, including revisions of the genera Bothriochloa, Capillipedium, Chrysopogon, Vetiveria and Spathia. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 2(3): 16-18 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 289-291 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 61 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 253 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate common name: Mackie's Pest [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 506 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate common name: Temuchut [n/a] common name: Golden Beard Grass [n/a]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 25 [secondary reference]

Veldkamp, J.F. (29 December 1999), A revision of Chrysopogon Trin. including Vetiveria Bory (Poaceae) in Thailand and Malesia with notes on some other species from Africa and Australia. Austrobaileya 5(3): 509 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysopogon aciculatus var. longifolius Buse legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 567 [secondary reference]

Bean, A.R. (26 February 2007), A new system for determining which plant species are indigenous in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 36-37, Fig. 45 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Chrysopogon acicularis D.G.Williams orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatum Retz. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon aciculatus Retz. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon acicularis F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. var. aciculatus legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rhaphis aciculatus (Retz.) Honda legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT, Qld

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