Makino, T. (20 February 1903), Observations on the flora of Japan. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 17(192): 47-48 [tax. nov.]

• Type: [Many collections from Japan cited].

Ohwi, J. (September 1938), Notes on Japanese Fimbristylis. Journal of Japanese Botany 14: 578 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Fimbristylis makinoana Ohwi legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 494 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 226 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. (1974), Cyperaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 7(3): 585 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fimbristylis propinqua R.Br. legitimate

Koyama, T. in Li, H.L., Liu, T.-S., Huang, T.-C., Koyama, T. & De Vol, C.E. (ed.) (1978), Flora of Taiwan 5: 247 [basionym]

basionym of: Fimbristylis squarrosa subsp. esquarrosa (Makino) T.Koyama legitimate

Latz, P.K. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Cyperaceae (most genera). Flora of Central Australia: 500 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis velata R.Br. legitimate

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 297 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis velata R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 332 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis velata R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fimbristylis velata R.Br. legitimate

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