Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 403 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N.S. Wales. Lord Howe's Island, side of Mount Lingbird, C. Moore."

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 216 [basionym]

basionym of: Gahnia insularis (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 64 [basionym]

basionym of: Machaerina insularis (Benth.) T.Koyama legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 436 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Machaerina insularis (Benth.) T.Koyama legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Machaerina insularis (Benth.) T.Koyama legitimate

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