Cavanilles, A.J. (April 1799), Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 5: 36, t. 458 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Luzon philippica insula tribus leucis ab oppido Guaz. Floret Martio et Aprili. Vidi siccam in eodem herbario."

Hackel, E. in Duthie, J.M. (1888), Fodder Grasses of Northern India: 43 [basionym]

basionym of: Themeda gigantea (Cav.) Hack. legitimate

Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 32 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 63 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Themeda avenacea (F.Muell.) Lugger legitimate

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

misapplied to: Themeda avenacea (F.Muell.) Lugger legitimate by Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 32

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