Retzius, A.J. (1788), Observationes Botanicae 5: 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "E China allatum communicavit Rev. D.D. OSBECK."

Boldingh, I. (1916), Zakflora voor de Landbouwstreken op Java: 77 [basionym]

basionym of: Mariscus compactus (Retz.) Bold. legitimate

Anonymous (1978), Annual Report for 1977/78. Annual Report of the Botany Branch and the Queensland Herbarium: 20 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. (March 1980), Notes on some Australian species of Cyperaceae. Telopea 1(6): 462 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 40 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 24 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1047 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus compactus (Retz.) Bold. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus microcephalus J.Presl & C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sphaeromariscus microcephalus (J.Presl & C.Presl) E.G.Camus legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

---