Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 289 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Port Essington, Armstrong; Port Darwin, Schultz n. 731. Queensland. Percy Islands, A. Cunningham; Rockingham Bay, Dallachy."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 125 [secondary reference]

Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 17 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Armstrong, n. 616"

Clarke, C.B. (1908), New genera and species of Cyperaceae. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series 8: 17 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus armstrongii (Benth.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 591 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 440 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mariscus armstrongii (Benth.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1936), Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae. Das Pflanzenreich 101: 479 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyperus pennatus var. armstrongii (Benth.) Kük. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 224 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus armstrongii (Benth.) C.B.Clarke legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cyperus pennatus var. armstrongii (Benth.) Kük. legitimate

• APC Comment: A name of uncertain application.

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