Brongniart, A.T. in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.) (1831), Phanerogamie. Voyage Autour du Monde. Botanique 2: 64, t. 14 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Coelorachis muricata (Retz.) Brongn.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Rottboellia L.f. nom. cons.

Camus, A.A. (1922), Notes sur quelques genres de Graminees. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon n. ser., 68: 197 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Coelorhachis Endl. orth. var. orthographic variant: Coelorrhachis F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mnesithea Kunth legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mnesithea Kunth legitimate

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