Hartley, W. (1942), New species and varieties of Eriachne R.Br. family Gramineae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 52: 345 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Eriachne ovata var. pallida Benth. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 101 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriachne ovata var. pallida Benth. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 49 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 221 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 442 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eriachne ovata var. pallida Benth. legitimate common name: Swamp wanderrie [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 63 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. (30 June 1995), The genus Eriachne (Eriachneae, Poaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 8(3): 371, figs 29A, 10 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: Northern Territory, Central Australia, Charlotte Waters; Giles s.n. (holo, K; iso, MEL).

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne ovata var. pallida Benth. legitimate

Lazarides, M., Van den Borre, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eriachne. Flora of Australia 44B: 142, 144 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriachne ovata var. pallida Benth. legitimate common name: Swamp Wanderrie Grass [n/a]

• APC Comment: Eriachne benthamii is not distinguished from E. ovata in SA.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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