Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 530 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Victoria River and Sturt's Creek, F. Mueller; Albert River and Sweers Island, Henne; Escape Cliffs, Hulse. Queensland. Port Denison, Fitzalan; Burdekin River, Bowman; Rockhampton, O'Shanesy."

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 6 [secondary reference]

common name: Tassel Blue Grass [n/a]

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): 268 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Andropogon superciliatus Hack. legitimate

Camus, A.A. (1921), Note sur le genre Dichanthium Willemet. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 27: 550 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dichanthium superciliatum (Hack.) A.Camus legitimate

Simon, B.K. (12 October 1989), Studies in Australian Grasses 4. Taxonomic and nomenclatural studies in Australian Andropogoneae. Austrobaileya 3(1): 84 [basionym]

basionym of: Dichanthium sericeum subsp. polystachyum (Benth.) B.K.Simon legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dichanthium sericeum subsp. polystachyum (Benth.) B.K.Simon legitimate

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