Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 193 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v." [given by S.T.Blake, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 81 (1970) 14 as "Queensland, `Keppel Bay' [= Sea Hill, NW. extremity of Curtis I.], Brown [6121] (BM, holo)."].

Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812), Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie: 51 [basionym]

basionym of: Digitaria tenuiflora (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1877), Inquiry for seeds of grasses and other fodder plants with a list of the grasses of Queensland: 17 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1888), A few Queensland grasses: 23 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paspalum brevifolium Flüggé nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 289 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paspalum brevifolium Flüggé nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Henrard, J.Th. (15 January 1950), Monograph of the genus Digitaria: 731 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Digitaria tenuiflora (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 226 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Vickery, J.W. (1975), Gramineae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales Suppl. 19(1): 131 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria propinqua (R.Br.) P.Beauv. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 190 [secondary reference]

Webster, R.D. (31 January 1984), A revision of the genus Digitaria Haller (Paniceae: Poaceae) in Australia. Brunonia 6(2): 190 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

Webster, R.D. (1987), The Australian Paniceae (Poaceae): 55 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. legitimate

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