White, C.T. (1938), Queensland Agricultural Journal Series 2 49: 112 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Lawnton, near Brisbane (cultivated ...). F.B. Coleman, No. T. 167, March, 1932 (Type of the variety)."

Simon, B.K. (June 1978), A preliminary check-list of Australian grasses. Technical Bulletin, Botany Branch, Queensland Department of Primary Industries 3: 39 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 196 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. (1990), A Key to Australian Grasses: 77 [secondary reference]

Simon, B.K. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (3 December 2003), Megathyrsus, a new generic name for Panicum subgenus Megathyrsus. Austrobaileya 6(3): 573 [basionym]

basionym of: Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus (C.T.White) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Megathyrsus maximus var. coloratus (C.T.White) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

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