Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 416 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W.Australia. Drummond, n. 889; Upper Kalgan River, Oldfield; Upper Hay River, F. Mueller, Miss Warburton."

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

basionym of: Cladium aristatum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

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

basionym of: Mariscus aristatus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate

Benl, G. (1940), Die Systematik der Gattung Gahnia Forst. Botanisches Archiv: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Botanik 40: 253 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Swan-River (J. Drummond, no. 889, Typus; E, P, WM)"

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium aristatum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Kükenthal, G. (1943), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae XIII. Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 52(1): 108 [basionym]

basionym of: Gahnia lanigera var. aristata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kük. legitimate

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

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 275 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cladium aristatum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus aristatus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gahnia lanigera var. aristata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kük. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cladium medium R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gahnia sp. Fitzgerald (K.R. Newbey 7894) WA Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

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