Clarke, C.B. (1909), Illustrations of Cyperaceae: t. 94 [secondary reference]

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1846), Cyperaceae. Plantae Preissianae 2(1): 89 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 378 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma uncinatum Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mesomelaena preissii Nees legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 479 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus stygius (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 13 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. (1940), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. VIII. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 48: 52 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus stygius (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lepidosperma uncinatum Nees legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mesomelaena uncinata (Nees) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (21 August 1981), Revision of the genus Mesomelaena (Cyperaceae). Telopea 2(2): 190 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 42 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mesomelaena uncinata (Nees) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 893 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mesomelaena uncinata (Nees) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 284 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chaetospora stygia R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus stygius (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Mesomelaena stygia var. β Nees legitimate

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2597 (1991) stated that Poiret did not validly make the combination Schoenus stygius and indicated that the combination was validly made by Roemer & Schultes (Syst. Veg. 16th edn, 2: 78 (1817)). However, under Article 33.1 of the 2006 (Vienna) edition of the ICBN, this name is considered to be validly published by Poiret and Roemer & Schultes' use of this name is considered to be a secondary reference.
• APC Dist.: WA

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

misapplied to: Mesomelaena pseudostygia (Kük.) K.L.Wilson legitimate by Clarke, C.B. (1909), Illustrations of Cyperaceae: t. 94

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 196 [secondary reference]

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