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

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

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

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

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 415 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R.Brown, Iter australiense 1802–05 No.5883"

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 147 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. legitimate

Johnson, L.A.S. & Evans, O.D. (12 June 1973), Cyperus brevifolius and an allied species in Eastern Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 378 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 13 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 330 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 356 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 305 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Kyllingia intermedia R.Br. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyperus sphaeroideus L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans legitimate

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