Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 215 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v.

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 432 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Nord-Australien: North Coast (R. Brown als Cyperus No. 29)"

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1936), Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae. Das Pflanzenreich 101: 457 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyperus sporobolus var. sexflorus (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 40 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 25 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. (27 September 1991), Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 432-433, Figs 13m-o, 14e [secondary reference]

pro parte nomenclatural synonym: Cyperus sporobolus var. sexflorus (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. (27 September 1991), Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati (Cyperaceae). Telopea 4(3): 439 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Cyperus orgadophilus K.L.Wilson legitimate by Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 432

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Cyperaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1057 [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: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cyperus sporobolus var. sexflorus (R.Br.) Kük. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Cyperus orgadophilus K.L.Wilson legitimate by Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 432

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