Browne, P. (10 March 1756), The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica: 114 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 236 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 400 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chapelliera Nees legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 128 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gahnia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lampocarya R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Morelotia Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Baumea Gaudich. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Didymonema C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melachne Schrad. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chapelliera Nees legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 598 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 94 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kladion, a branchlet: alluding to the panicled inflorescence."

Kükenthal, G. (1942), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae XII. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 51(1): 1-17, 139-193 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 164 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kladion, a branchlet; alluding to the panicled inflorescence"

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 61 [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: 501 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 75 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 688-690 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cladium subg. Eucladium C.B.Clarke nom. inval.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 11 [secondary reference]

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 330 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 315-316 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 271 [secondary reference]

Goetghebeur, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Cyperaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 180 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 192 [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium subg. Eucladium C.B.Clarke nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas (doubtfully naturalised)

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