Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 207 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 131 [secondary reference]

Nash, G.V. (30 June 1909), Poaceae. North American Flora 17(1): 87 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Hemarthria compressa (L.f.) R.Br.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 619 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 261 [basionym]

basionym of: Rottboellia subg. Hemarthria (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 59 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek, hemi, half; arthron, a joint; because the rhachis does not split into articles"

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 304-306 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 17-18 [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: 518 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 70 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 46 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 962 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 249 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hemarthria. Flora of New South Wales 4: 428 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 358-359 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 627 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 419 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 92 (fig.), 272 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'half' and 'joint'. "

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 398 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Rottboellia subg. Hemarthria (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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