Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(71): 267 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Mariscus decompositus R.Br. legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 288 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus decompositus R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 125, 143 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 755 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Mariscus decompositus Kuntze nom. illeg.

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 decompositus R.Br. legitimate

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1936), Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae. Das Pflanzenreich 101: 480 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus decompositus R.Br. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 202 [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): 224 [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]

Sharpe, P. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Cyperaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 326, Fig. 47J [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus decompositus R.Br. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (27 September 1991), Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 400 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 61 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3494 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 569 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Mariscus decompositus R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mariscus decompositus Kuntze nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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