Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 202 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(63): 124 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Andropogon laniger Desf. legitimate

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

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 5 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 3 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky heads [n/a]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 791 [basionym]

basionym of: Sorgum bombycinum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

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

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 274 [basionym]

basionym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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

common name: Silky Heads [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 5 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 63 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 173, 179 [basionym]

basionym of: Cymbopogon nardus subvar. bombycinus (R.Br.) Roberty legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1974), Revision of the genera Cymbopogon and Schizachyrium (Gramineae) in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 17: 44 [secondary reference]

• Type: "East Coast" [Upper Head, Broad Sound = Charon Point] R. Brown [6175] (BM, holo; K, BRI, MEL, P).

Blake, S.T. (1974), Revision of the genera Cymbopogon and Schizachyrium (Gramineae) in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 17: 44 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Soenarko, S. (1977), The genus Cymbopogon Sprengel (Gramineae). Reinwardtia 9(3): 291 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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