Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 182 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T. J.) v.v."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Curae Posteriores. Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(2): 36 [basionym]

basionym of: Eleusine digitata (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Steudel, E.G. von (1840), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(8): 30 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptochloa subdigitata Steud. nom. illeg.

Steudel, E.G. von (1854), Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1(3): 210 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptochloa subdigitata Trin. isonym

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 18 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Leptochloa subdigitata Steud. nom. illeg.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 379 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 211 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1972), Plinthanthesis and Danthonia and a review of the Australian species of Leptochloa (Gramineae). Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 14: 7 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Queensland, Upper Head (= Charon Point), Broad Sound, 26 Sept. 1802, R.Brown [6238].".

Lazarides, M. (30 December 1980), The genus Leptochloa Beauv. (Poaceae, Eragrostideae) in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Brunonia 3(2): 256 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Queensland: Port Curtis District: Broad Sound, R. Brown (6266) (holotype in BM; isotypes in K, E)."] – Lazarides states that: "The citation of Blake (1972) 7 of of Robert Brown's type specimen of Poa digitata as `6238', cited also for that of Cynodon polystachyus (= Leptochloa neesii), is in error for `6266'!"

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 462 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 174 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Nightingale, M.E., Weiller, C.M. & Lazarides, M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Leptochloa. Flora of Australia 44B: 445 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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