Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Martius, C.F.P. von (1829), Agrostologia Brasiliensis seu Descriptio Graminum. Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1): 85 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated). [Trichachne saccarifolia (raddi) Nees].

Steudel, E.G. von (1853), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(1): 38 [basionym]

basionym of: Panicum sect. Trichachne (Nees) Steud. legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 464 [basionym]

basionym of: Panicum ser. Trichachne (Nees) Benth. legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (1930), Mededeelingen van's Rijks-Herbarium 61: 10 [secondary reference]

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 573 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria sect. Trichachne (Nees) Henrard nom. illeg.

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 83 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria Heist. ex Fabr. nom. rej.

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 35 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 435 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria Haller nom. cons.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria Haller nom. cons.

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