Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1045 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 468 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 201 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sorghum Moench nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Heteropogon Pers. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chrysopogon Trin. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Trachypogon Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schizachyrium Nees legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Holcus L. nom. cons. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Spodiopogon Trin. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 619 [secondary reference]

Nash, G.V. in Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), Gramineae. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 1: 116 [secondary reference]

• Type: Andropogon hirtus L.

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 54-55 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek aner, andros, a man; pogon, beard; alluding to the silky spikes."

Britton, N.L. & Wilson, Percy (10 August 1923), Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 5(1): 25 [secondary reference]

• Type: Andropogon virginicus L.

Green, M.L. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 193 [secondary reference]

• Type: Andropogon distachyus L.

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 267-278 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 50-51 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 36 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 261-262 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 32 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anatherum P.Beauv. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 443-444 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 623 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 82 (fig.), 122 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'man' and 'beard'."

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 44-45 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Androphogon F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Anatherum P.Beauv. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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