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References
- 1 2 Kuntze, Carl Ernst Otto 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 770 in German
- ↑ International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) see §7.3
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Hillebrand, Wilhelm B. 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands 503
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
