Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 415 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W. Australia, Drummond, n. 349. Upper Kalgan River, F. Mueller."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129 [basionym]

basionym of: Cladium ancistrophyllum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 755 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus ancistrophyllus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Benl, G. (1940), Die Systematik der Gattung Gahnia Forst. Botanisches Archiv: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Botanik 40: 247 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Westaustralien (J. Drummond, no. 349; Typus; P, WM)"

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium ancistrophyllum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 168 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1943), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae XIII. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 52(1): 109 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium ancistrophyllum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus ancistrophyllus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 526 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 41 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 285 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium ancistrophyllum (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus ancistrophyllus (Benth.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gahnia sp. (M.A.Burgman 4431) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Gahnia sp. Grass Patch (M.A.Burgman 4431) WA Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Vic

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