Hackel, E. (1885), Die auf der Expedition S.M.S. "Gazelle" von Dr. Naumann gesammelten Gramineen. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 6: 239 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Timor, in campis graminosis prope Atapupu (29.5.75)."

Hackel, E. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. & Candolle, A.C.P. (April 1889), Andropogoneae. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 6: 576 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Sorgum superciliatum (Hack.) Kuntze legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 268, Fig. 63 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Andropogon sericeus var. polystachyus Benth. legitimate

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

basionym of: Dichanthium superciliatum (Hack.) A.Camus legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 332 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Roberty, G.E. (July 1960), Monographie systématique des Andropogonées du globe. Boissiera 9: 165, 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Dichanthium caricosum subvar. superciliatum Roberty nom. illeg.

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

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

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

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

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