Hackel, E. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (April 1889), Andropogoneae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 6: 524 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia, N.S. Wales, prope Port Jackson (Gaudich., alii)."

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 299, 300 [basionym]

basionym of: Sorghum plumosum var. leiocladum (Hack.) Roberty legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 30 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sorghum leiocladum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 251 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sorghum leiocladum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 620 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sorghum leiocladum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Spangler, R.E. (28 June 2003), Taxonomy of Sarga, Sorghum and Vacoparis (Poaceae: Andropogoneae). Australian Systematic Botany 16(3): 290 [basionym]

basionym of: Sarga leioclada (Hack.) Spangler legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sorghum leiocladum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

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