Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 200 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 7 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 620 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Anthistiria arguens (L.) Willd. legitimate

Merrill, E.D. (1 November 1917), An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense: 89 [basionym]

basionym of: Themeda frondosa (R.Br.) Merr. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Themeda arguens (L.) Hack. legitimate

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