Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. (1907), Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8: 361 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Acrachne verticillata (Roxb.) Chiov.

Henrard, J.Th. (1938), On the geographical distribution of the genus Arachne. Blumea 3(1): 164-167 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 208 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M., Quinn, F. & Palmer, J. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Acrachne. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1120 [secondary reference]

Nightingale, M.E. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Arachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 313 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acrachne Lindl. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 10 [secondary reference]

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