Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(62): 88 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad sinum regis Georgi; F.M. Ad flumen cygnorum; L. Preiss."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 239 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypolaena gracillima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Johnson, L.A.S. & Cutler, D.F. (1974), Empodisma: a new genus of Australasian Restionaceae. Kew Bulletin 28(3): 383 [basionym]

basionym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

Chanda, C. & Ferguson, I.K. (1979), Pollen morphology of Calorophus and Empodisma (Restionaceae) and its taxonomic significance. Kew Bulletin 33(3): 413 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Restionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 911 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Calostrophus gracillimus F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

Wagstaff, S.J. & Clarkson, B.R. (2012), Systematics and ecology of the Australasian genus Empodisma (Restionaceae) and description of a new species from peatlands in northern New Zealand. Phytokeys 13: 67 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Calostrophus gracillimus F.Muell. orth. var.

Wagstaff, S.J. & Clarkson, B.R. (2012), Systematics and ecology of the Australasian genus Empodisma (Restionaceae) and description of a new species from peatlands in northern New Zealand. Phytokeys 13: 67 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

Briggs, B.G. (10 April 2017), The identity of Restio curvulus Nees and lectotypifications of some Australian Restionaceae. Telopea 20: 90 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "...here designated: "K G S [King George’s Sound], [Mueller], ♂ ♀ (MEL 14947). Isolecto: ♂ ♀ K000873601, ♀ MEL14950, 14954, ♂ 14952–3, 14956, 15108, ♂ P00748711."

Briggs, B.G. (10 April 2017), The identity of Restio curvulus Nees and lectotypifications of some Australian Restionaceae. Telopea 20: 90 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler legitimate

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