Rottboell, C.F. (1773), Descriptionum et Iconum Rariores et pro maxima parte novas plantas: 12 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 219 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Valckenier Suringar, J. (1898), Het geslacht Cyperus (sensu amplo) in den Maleischen Archipel: 42 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyperus subg. Kyllinga (Rottb.) Valck.Sur. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 591 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 490 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 653 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 655 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyperus sect. Kyllinga (Rottb.) J.Kern legitimate

Koyama, T. (1977), The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 30: 159-163 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 450-451 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 431 [secondary reference]

Goetghebeur, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Cyperaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 172 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 460 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Kyllingia L.f. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Kyllingia L.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Kyllingia sect. Eukyllingia Liebm. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Kyllinga sect. Eukyllinga Cherm. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Kyllingia sect. Eukyllingia Kük. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Cyperus sect. Eukyllinga Kük. nom. inval.

• APC Comment: A widespread taxon previously recorded for Australia. Australian taxa formerly placed in this genus are now placed in various other genera in the Cyperaceae.

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