Schreber, J.C.D. von in Schreber, J.C.D. von (ed.) (1791), Genera Plantarum Edn. 8, 2: 787 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 185 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 133 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Enneapogon Desv. nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 628 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 74 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek for "pappus-bearing": alluding to the conspicuous feathery pappus."

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