Bailey, F.M. (1911), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 27: 70, t. XX. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cairns, F.M.B., 1897. Badu Island, Torres Strait, E.W. Bick."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 632, Fig. 601 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 402 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis pubescens (R.Br.) Steud. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 168 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eragrostis pubescens (R.Br.) Steud. legitimate

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 144 [secondary reference]

• Type: Syntypes: Queensland: Cook District; Badu Island, Torres Strait, 10 00' S, 142 00 ' E, v.1911, E.W.Bick 94 (BRI, K); Cairns, 1897, F.M.Bailey s.n. (BRI).

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 144 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis pubescens (R.Br.) Steud. legitimate

Palmer, J., Lazarides, M., McCusker, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eragrostis. Flora of Australia 44B: 366 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eragrostis pubescens (R.Br.) Steud. legitimate

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