Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 234 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (1841), Characters of new Genera and Species of New Holland Cyperaceae, Restiaceae, and Juncaceae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 1 6: 47 [basionym]

basionym of: Chaetospora concava (R.Br.) Nees legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 390 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma sieberi Kunth legitimate misapplication: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 235 misapplication: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): lxiii misapplication: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (March 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(73): 26 misapplication: Lepidosperma gladiatum Labill. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 128 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 246 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 246 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 598 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 477 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Port Jackson, R. Brown, Iter australiense 1802–05 No. 6040"]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 97 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. X. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 33 [basionym]

basionym of: Lepidosperma squamatum var. concavum (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 500 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 15 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 310 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Lepidosperma. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 126 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 263 [secondary reference]

common name: Sandhill Sword-sedge [n/a]

Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012), A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 242, Fig. 18 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here designated): NEW SOUTH WALES: Port Jackson, 1804, Brown [Bennett No. 6040] (lecto:BM000991087 (photo BRI AQ0477942, NSW); isolecto: BRI AQ0341342 (fragment ex BM), G, K).

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

orthographic variant: Lepidosperma concava R.Br. orth. var. orthographic variant: Lepidotosperma concavum Roem. & Schult. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora concava (R.Br.) Nees legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma concavum R.Br. var. concavum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lepidosperma squamatum var. concavum (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate misapplication: Lepidosperma laterale R.Br. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): lxiii misapplication: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 246

• APC Dist.: NSW

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 86 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Lepidosperma squamatum Labill. legitimate by Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(2-4): 17, t. 16

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