Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 91 [tax. nov.]

• Type: AUSTRALIA. Swan River Drummond, nn. 119, 870, 873, 876 (hb. Delessert).

pro parte misapplication: Lepidosperma gracile R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 478 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Lepidosperma gracile R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 14 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. XI. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 113 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma gracile R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 42 [secondary reference]

Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012), A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 237-238, Fig. 8 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Swan River [probably the Bolgart region], 1843, Drummond 870 (lecto: K; isolecto: BM 000901247 (mounted with Drummond 873 and 876), E, G (3 sheets), MEL 2288209, P 00644975, P 00644976).

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

misapplication: Lepidosperma gracile R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 395

• APC Dist.: WA

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