Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 89 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia. R. Brown (in hbb. Kew. Berol.); North Coast. R. Brown n. 5993 pro parte (in hb. Mus. Brit.)."

• Comment: nom. illeg. non (Leibm.) Steudel (1855).

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Rhynchospora tenuifolia Benth. nom. illeg.

Kükenthal, G. (1949), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 74: 498 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhynchospora submarginata Kük. legitimate

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 718 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhynchospora submarginata Kük. 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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhynchospora submarginata Kük. legitimate

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