Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 972 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Indiis."

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 6: 1848 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 40 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 32 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. (12 October 1989), A new species of Coix L. (Poaceae) from Australia. Austrobaileya 3(1): 3 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Coix. Flora of New South Wales 4: 428 [secondary reference]

common name: Job's Tears [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 188 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Job's Tears [n/a]

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

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised)

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