Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 230 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (23 October 1811), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 2(1): 252 [basionym]

basionym of: Schoenus longisetis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(72): 17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(74): 58 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 350 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt.

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 350 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Rhynchospora tenuifolia Benth. nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(72): 17

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 127 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 214 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1782 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 597 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 468 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cephaloschoenus longisetis (R.Br.) Nees legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 469 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Rhynchospora tenuifolia Benth. nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(72): 17

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 469 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rhynchospora exserta C.B.Clarke legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 350

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 468 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt. by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 350

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 127

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 214

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell. nom. alt. by Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1782

Kükenthal, G. (1949), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 74: 488-489 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus longisetis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 226 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 717-718 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus longisetis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 27 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus longisetis (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rhynchospora longisetis subsp. eu-longisetis Kük. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Rhynchospora longisetis R.Br. subsp. longisetis legitimate

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2595 (1991) stated that Poiret did not validly make the combination Schoenus longisetus. However, under Article 33.1 of the 2006 (Vienna) edition of the ICBN, this name is considered to be validly published.
• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2012), Typifications of Rhynchospora hookeri Boeck., Rhynchospora longisetis R.Br. and Rhynchospora rubra (Lour.) Makino (Cyperaceae). Candollea 67(1): 47, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (designated here): "Nova Hollandia", s.d., Banks s.n. (BM [000901440]!

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