Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 274 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Central Australia. Charlotte Waters, Giles; Mitchell District, Herb. F. Mueller, collector not named."

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

Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 448 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 589 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 430 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 89 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1936), Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae. Das Pflanzenreich 101: 453 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 145 [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]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 160-161 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 12 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Cyperacee - Cyperus, Lepidosperma, Baumea. Flora of Central Australia: 507, Fig. 638E [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]

Wilson, K.L. (27 September 1991), Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 486 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "NORTHERN TERRITORY: Charlotte Waters, E.Giles; lecto: K (here designated); isolecto: MEL (as 'Giles 20').",

Wilson, K.L. (27 September 1991), Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 477-480, Figs 26d, 30a-f [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cyperus rigidellus (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 448

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 351 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [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: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Cyperus rigidellus (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 448

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