Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1816), Flore d'Oware et de Benin en Afrique 2(14): 36, t. 80 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Royaumes d'Oware et de Benin."

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 51 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 53 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 182, Fig. 28C [secondary reference]

Baaijens, G.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991), Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35(2): 439 [secondary reference]

Baaijens, G.J. & Veldkamp, J.F. (1991), Sporobolus (Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35(2): 439 [basionym]

basionym of: Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Veldkamp legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Sporobolus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 526-527 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Veldkamp legitimate

Simon, B.K. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (15 August 1999), Revision of the genus Sporobolus (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 12(3): 406, Figs. 3E, 7F-J, 6F, K [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Veldkamp legitimate

Simon, B.K. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Sporobolus. Flora of Australia 44B: 334-335 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Veldkamp legitimate common name: Giant Ratstail Grass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 379 (fig.) [secondary reference]

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