Aublet, J.B.C.F. (1775), Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Francoise 1: 47, t. 17 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Mapania sylvatica Aublet

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 340 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 127 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 597 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 466-484 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1139 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 427 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thoracostachyum Kurz legitimate

Goetghebeur, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Cyperaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 160 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thoracostachyum Kurz legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 522 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thoracostachyum Kurz legitimate

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

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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