Blake, S.T. (1943), Critical notes on the Gramineae and Cyperaceae of South Australia with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 67: 57 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Stradbroke Island, near Myora in freshwater swamps, ca. 0 ft., 5 December 1940, Blake 14306 (TYPE in BRI.)."

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama legitimate

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: 201 [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]

nomenclatural synonym: Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 224 [secondary reference]

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

misapplication: Cladium jamaicense Crantz nom. inval., nom. nud.

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 39 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 23 [secondary reference]

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 330, Fig. 50D [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama legitimate common name: Leafy Twigrush [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 316, pl. 22 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cladium mariscus subsp. intermedium Kük. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 428 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium mariscus subsp. intermedium Kük. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 272-273, fig. 57d-e [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cladium mariscus subsp. intermedium Kük. legitimate common name: Leafy Twig-rush [n/a]

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: Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium mariscus subsp. intermedium Kük. legitimate misapplication: Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 95 misapplication: Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl legitimate by Jessop, J.P. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Cyperaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2014

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

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 85 [secondary reference]

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