Bailey, F.M. (1913), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 30(5): 314 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gindie, E.W. Bick."

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 175 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Cited as Panicum decompositum var. tenue F.M.Bailey

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 127 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Queensland, Gindie, Bick 5 (K, lecto)."

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 127 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Panicum decompositum R.Br. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Panicum decompositum var. tenuior F.M.Bailey orth. var. orthographic variant: Panicum decompositum var. tenue Vickery orth. var.

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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