Steudel, E.G. von (1840), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 1(3): 360 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 60 [secondary reference]

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): 14-15 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pollinia pallida (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon pallidus (R.Br.) Kunth legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chrysopogon gryllus var. pallidus (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon gryllus subsp. pallidus (R.Br.) Hack. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andropogon gryllus subsp. calcaratus Hack. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 322-323 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate

Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 320 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 220 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 492 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [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]

Simon, B.K. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Chrysopogon. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1141-1142 [secondary reference]

common name: Golden beard grass [n/a] common name: Ribbon grass [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 217 [secondary reference]

common name: Golden Beard Grass [n/a] common name: Ribbon Grass [n/a] common name: Blade Grass [n/a] common name: Razor Grass [n/a]

• Vernacular: irrooloo (plant), oonbi (seed) (Bardi)

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

nomenclatural synonym: Holcus pallidus R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sorghum pallidum (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pollinia pallida (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon pallidus (R.Br.) Kunth legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chrysopogon gryllus var. pallidus (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Andropogon gryllus subsp. pallidus (R.Br.) Hack. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. pallidus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Andropogon gryllus subsp. calcaratus Hack. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. calcaratus (Hack.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysopogon calcaratus (Hack.) Henrard legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysopogon gryllus var. calcaratus (Hack.) Roberty legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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