Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 538 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Port Denison, Fitzalan; Brisbane River, Bailey, Prentice; Tweed River, Guilfoyle; Port Jackson, R. Brown."

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 11 [secondary reference]

Hackel, E. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (April 1889), Andropogoneae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 6: 489 [basionym]

basionym of: Andropogon micranthus var. spiciger (Benth.) Hack. legitimate

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

common name: Scented Golden-beard [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 264 [basionym]

basionym of: Andropogon parviflorus var. spiciger (Benth.) Domin legitimate

Ohwi, J. (1942), Gramina Japonica IV. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 11: 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Bothriochloa parviflora var. spicigera (Benth.) Ohwi 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): 44 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Port Denison, Fitzalan (MEL;...)"

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): 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake legitimate

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 154, 155 [basionym]

basionym of: Capillipedium parviflorum var. spicigerum (Benth.) Roberty legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 38 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake legitimate

Koyama, T. (1971), Journal of Japanese Botany: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Bothriochloa spicigera (Benth.) T.Koyama legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Chrysopogon parviflorus var. spicigera Benth. orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Capillipedium spicigerum S.T.Blake legitimate

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