Retzius, A.J. (1788), Observationes Botanicae 5: 14 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In humidiusculus uliginosis Indiae crescit. D. König."

Presl, J.S. & Presl, C.B. in Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1828), Cyperaceae. Reliquae Haenkeanae 1(3): 196 [basionym]

basionym of: Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl legitimate

Kunth, K.S. (1837), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 2: 151 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) Kunth isonym

Ascherson, P.F.A. & Graebner, K.O.R.P.P. in Ascherson, P.F.A. & Graebner, K.O.R.P.P. (ed.) (19 June 1904), Synopsis der Mitteleuropaischen Flora 2(2), 4: 294 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 446 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl legitimate

Rye, B.L. (10 October 1997), A synopsis of the annual species of Cyperaceae from central and southern Western Australia. Nuytsia 11(3): 408 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl legitimate

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