Blake, S.T. (1 June 1941), New genera of Australian grasses. University of Queensland, Department of Biology, Papers 1(19): 4, t. II. [tax. nov.]

• Type: Ancistrachne uncinulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 74-76 [secondary reference]

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• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'hooked' and 'scale'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 43 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Morrone, O., Aagesen, L., Scataglini, M.A., Salariato, D.L., Denham, S.S., Chemisquy, M.A., Sede, S.M., Giussani, L.M., Kellog, E.A. & Zuloaga, F.O. (2012), Phylogeny of the Paniceae (Poaceae: Panicoideae): integrating plastid DNA sequences and morphology into a new classification. Cladistics 28(4): 350 [secondary reference]

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