Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 483 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Victoria River, Elsey; near Providence Hill, F. Mueller."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 130 [secondary reference]

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 317 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "N. TERRITORY: Victoria River, Elsey!"

Hughes, D.K. (1923), The genus Panicum of the Flora Australiensis. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1923(9): 317 [basionym]

basionym of: Paspalidium semitonsum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Hughes legitimate

Hubbard, C.E. (1952), Whiteochloa, a new genus of grasses from the Northern Territory of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 62: 111 [basionym]

basionym of: Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Lazarides, M. (24 February 1978), The genus Whitechloa C.E.Hubbard (Poaceae, Paniceae). Brunonia 1(1): 78 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 260 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Whiteochloa semitonsa (F.Muell. ex Benth.) C.E.Hubb. legitimate

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