Miquel, F.A.W. (1856), Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 3(2): 314 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Fimbristylis setacea Benth. legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 301 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 594, Fig. 575 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 449 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Fimbristylis setacea Benth. legitimate

Kern, J.H. (1955), Florae Malesianae Precursores X. Notes on Malaysian and some S.E.Asian Cyperaceae III. Blumea 8(1): 148 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis acicularis R.Br. legitimate

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 589 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis acicularis R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis acicularis R.Br. legitimate

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