Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 208 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 206).

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

orthographic variant: Hierochloa P.Beauv. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Disarrenum Labill. nom. rej.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 529 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 62 [secondary reference]

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 19(2): 277-282 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 121 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 46 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 163 [secondary reference]

• Type: Hierochloe odorata (L.) Wahlenb. (typ. cons.)

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 122 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 144, 384, 431 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Savastana Schrank nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Torresia Ruiz & Pav. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Disarrenum Labill. nom. rej.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Hierochloe. Flora of New South Wales 4: 633 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 247 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 462 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hierochloa P.Beauv. orth. var. orthographic variant: Hierochola F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Savastana Schrank nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Torresia Ruiz & Pav. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Disarrenum Labill. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Torezia P.Beauv. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Disarrhenum F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 97 (fig.), 273 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek words for 'sacred' and 'grass', derived from the practice of placing leaves of H. odorata before church doors on holy days"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 406 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Anthoxanthum L. legitimate

Weiller, C.M., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Hierochloe. Flora of Australia 44A: 140-141 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Disarrenum Labill. nom. rej.

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