Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 471 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Port Curtis, M Gillivray; Brisbane River, Bailey."

• Comment: Hybrid according to Webster, loc. cit.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 19-20 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 29 [secondary reference]

common name: Bailey's panick grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 604, Fig. 586 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 298 [secondary reference]

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 311 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "QUEENSLAND: Brisbane River, Bailey!."

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 311 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 58 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 96 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 42 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 212 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 234 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria baileyi (Benth.) Hughes legitimate

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