Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 193 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 160 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 604 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 299 [secondary reference]

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 313 [secondary reference]

• Type: "N. TERRITORY : Victoria River, Mueller ; near Darwin, Allen 29, 143 ; Port Essington, Armstrong 589. QUEENSLAND : Port Curtis, McGillivray ; Rockhampton, O'Shanesy; Keppel Bay, Brown 6124!; and without precise locality, Mueller."

Chase, M.A. (1925), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 24: 171 [basionym]

basionym of: Syntherisma gibbosa (R.Br.) Chase legitimate

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 288 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 190 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 179 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 49 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria gibbosa (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

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