Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Lindley, J. (July 1836), Gramineae or Graminaceae. A Natural System of Botany Edn. 2: 447 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 219 [basionym]

basionym of: Eulalia sect. Microstegium (Nees) Kuntze legitimate

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 278 [secondary reference]

Bor, N.L. (1952), Notes on Asiatic grassses: V. The genus Microstegium in India and Burma. Kew Bulletin 7(2): 209 [secondary reference]

• Type: Microstegium willdenovianum Nees

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 27-28 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 48 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Microstegium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 434 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 85 (fig.), 301 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'small' and 'cover'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 546 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Eulalia sect. Microstegium (Nees) Kuntze legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW (naturalised)

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