Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 192 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.T.) v.v."

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 16 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 20 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 30 [secondary reference]

common name: Umbrella grass [n/a]

Turner, F. (1893), The Grass of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 4(5): 305-306 [secondary reference]

common name: Umbrella Grass [n/a]

Chase, M.A. (1906), Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 19: 192 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptoloma divaricatissima (R.Br.) Chase legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 603 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 292-293 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 60 [secondary reference]

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 314 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Keppel Bay and Port Jackson, Brown 6118!"

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 314 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 196 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1961), Gramineae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 19(1): 88 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 44 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 197 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 43 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 474 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 177 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 48 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 231 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

Stewart, H. & Walsh, N. (1 July 2011), A morphological comparison between Digitaria coenicola and D. divaricatissima (Poaceae: Paniceae). Muelleria 29(2): 197 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes var. divaricatissima legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes legitimate

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