(1934), Notes on African grasses: XV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1934(3): 110 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate

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]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 192 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate

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]

common name: Natal Red Grass [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tricholaena rosea Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhynchelytrum dregeanum Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Panicum teneriffae var. rosea F.M.Bailey nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Panicum teneriffae var. roseum (Nees) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. legitimate misapplication: Tricholaena teneriffae (L.) Webb & Berthel. legitimate by Morris, P.F. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Gramineae. Flora of Victoria: 133 common name: Natal Red Top [n/a] common name: Red Natal Grass [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 136-137 [secondary reference]

common name: Natal Red-top [n/a] common name: Red Natal Grass [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Tricholaena rosea Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 461, Fig. 610 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate common name: Red Natal grass [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 37 [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: 985, Fig. 317 [secondary reference]

common name: Red Natal Grass [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Tricholaena rosea Nees legitimate

Zizka, G. (1988), Bibliotheca Botanica 138: 55 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 241, Fig. 38E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate misapplication: Tricholaena teneriffae (L.) Webb & Berthel. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1837 common name: Red Natal Grass [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 496 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate common name: Top Red Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Melinis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 492 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 488-489 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Saccharum repens Willd. legitimate common name: Natal Grass [n/a]

• Comment: Green states "The plant on the Island appears to be subsp. repens", but since no varietal taxa had been validly published in Rhynchelytrum repens at the time, this autonym is not established.

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 605 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka subsp. repens legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 300 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 380 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka legitimate

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