Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 246 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Kükenthal, G. (1941), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. X. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 50: 35 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Lepidosperma. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 425 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen) Tasmania, Longley August 1893, L. Rodway 944 (HO 24510)

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Lepidosperma. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 125 [basionym]

basionym of: Lepidosperma ensiforme (Rodway) D.I.Morris legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 265 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lepidosperma elatius Labill. legitimate

Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012), A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 250 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lepidosperma ensiforme (Rodway) D.I.Morris legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Lepidosperma elatius var. ensiformis Rodway orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lepidosperma ensiforme (Rodway) D.I.Morris legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Lepidosperma ensiforme (Rodway) D.I.Morris legitimate

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