Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 82 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Apluda mutica L.

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 35 [secondary reference]

• Type: Apluda mutica L.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(64): 140 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 617 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Edgar, E. (1993), Poaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 510 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 56 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: CoI, Qld

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