Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 537 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 619 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. pallidus (R.Br.) Domin 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): 14 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chrysopogon pallidus (R.Br.) Trin. ex Steud. legitimate

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 283, 286 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pollinia pallida (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Chrysopogon pallidus (R.Br.) Trin. ex Steud. legitimate

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