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 (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Sorgum exaltatum (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): 273 [basionym]

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

Camus, A.A. (30 December 1921), Les Andropogonees Odorantes des Regions Tropicales. Revue de Botanique Appliquée 1 1: 290 [basionym]

basionym of: Cymbopogon exaltatus (R.Br.) A.Camus isonym

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

common name: Scent-grass [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: 62 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 194 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 174, 180 [basionym]

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

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 55 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Blake, S.T. (1974), Revision of the genera Cymbopogon and Schizachyrium (Gramineae) in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 17: 35 [secondary reference]

• Type: Northern Territory, Mallinson's I., R. Brown [6173] (BM, holo, photo BRI; E, K, W).

Blake, S.T. (1974), Revision of the genera Cymbopogon and Schizachyrium (Gramineae) in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 17: 35 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Soenarko, S. (1977), The genus Cymbopogon Sprengel (Gramineae). Reinwardtia 9(3): 286 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Thompson, E.J. & Forster, P.I. (24 March 2021), Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin, the correct name for Schizachyrium mitchelliana B.K.Simon (Poacaeae: Andropogoneae), and lectotypification of Andropogon exaltatus R.Br. Austrobaileya 11: 43 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[Northern Territory]. North Coast, Island α, 1 March 1803, R. Brown s.n. [Bennett no. 6173]. (lecto [designated here]: BM 0009918154 i.d.v., photo BRI; iso: CANB 378507 [with ‘North Coast’ and given to be Mallison’s Island, Arnhem Bay; no date or Bennett number] i.d.v., E 003936165 [with ‘N. Aust.’, no date] i.d.v., K 0009749293 [right hand specimen on sheet, with ‘North C’ and no date or Bennett number, although it indicates being communicated by Bennett] i.d.v., K 0009749273 [with no location and no date], W 288223 [with ‘N. Coast N. Holland’ and no date] i.d.v.)."

Thompson, E.J. & Forster, P.I. (24 March 2021), Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin, the correct name for Schizachyrium mitchelliana B.K.Simon (Poacaeae: Andropogoneae), and lectotypification of Andropogon exaltatus R.Br. Austrobaileya 11: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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