Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 408 [tax. nov.]

• Type: W. Australia, Drummond, n. 73; King George's Sound, F. Mueller; Busselton, Pries.

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 vaginalis (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 755 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus vaginalis (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 14 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1942), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. XIII. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 51: 177 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gahnia vaginalis (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Koyama, T. (1956), Taxonomic Study of Cyperaceae V. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 69: 66 [basionym]

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

Blake, S.T. (1969), Studies in Cyperaceae. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 8: 30 [basionym]

basionym of: Baumea vaginalis (Benth.) S.T.Blake legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 873 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Baumea vaginalis (Benth.) S.T.Blake legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Baumea vaginalis (Benth.) S.T.Blake legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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