Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Lindley, J. (July 1836), Gramineae or Graminaceae. A Natural System of Botany Edn. 2: 446 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Rhynchyletrum degranum Nees

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 279 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 274 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 526 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 219-220 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 52 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 481 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 984-985 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 199-200 [secondary reference]

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Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 372 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melinis P.Beauv. legitimate

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 495 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 488 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 739 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melinis P.Beauv. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Rhynchelythrum Nees orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melinis P.Beauv. legitimate

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