Hubbard, C.E. (8 November 1941), Gramineae Australiensis: III. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1941(1): 28 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Wiluna District, mostly associated with Mulga, July, 1937, Melville in Herb. Burbidge 458 (typus)."

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 82 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 223 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 446, Fig. 573A-B [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 36 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 66 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. (29 August 1997), A revision of Triodia including Plectrachne (Poaceae, Eragrostideae, Triodiinae). Australian Systematic Botany 10(3): 451 [secondary reference]

• Type: Western Australia: Eremaean Province; Wiluna District, vii.1937, G.F.Melville s.n. (N.T.Burbidge 458) (holo, K; iso, CANB, PERTH).

Lazarides, M. (29 August 1997), A revision of Triodia including Plectrachne (Poaceae, Eragrostideae, Triodiinae). Australian Systematic Botany 10(3): 451 [basionym]

basionym of: Triodia melvillei (C.E.Hubb.) Lazarides legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Triodia melvillei. Flora of Australia 44B: 459 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Wiluna district, Eremaean Province, W.A., July 1937, Melville s.n.; lecto (here chosen): CANB; isolecto: K (4 sheets), PERTH (2 sheets).

Lazarides, M., Weiller, C.M. & McCusker, A. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Triodia. Flora of Australia 44B: 244 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Triodia melvillei (C.E.Hubb.) Lazarides legitimate

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