Kunth, K.S. (1848), Species novae Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis anno 1847 collectorum. Index Seminum in Horto Botanici Berolinensi: [11] [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Terra van Diemen."

Kunth, K.S. (1848), Plantarum species novae ex catalogis hortorum excerptae, I: Ad calcem cat. sem. horti berolinensis, anni 1847. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique ser. 3, 9: 310-311 [secondary reference]

Kunth, K.S. (1850), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 5: 49-50 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(44): 122 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 520 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dianella longifolia var. laevis (R.Br.) Domin legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(44): 122

Schlittler, J. (1940), Monographie der Liliaceengattung Dianella Lam. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universitat Zurich 163: 268 [basionym]

basionym of: Dianella caerulea var. elegans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Hallier f. ex Schlittler legitimate

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Dianella. Flora of Australia 45: 224 [secondary reference]

• Type: "cultivated in Berlin, ex Tas.; n.v."

nomenclatural synonym: Dianella caerulea var. elegans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Hallier f. ex Schlittler legitimate

• Text: "No type has been located. The name has been variously applied but from the brief description cannot be definitely placed ."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dianella caerulea var. elegans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Hallier f. ex Schlittler legitimate

• APC Comment: A name of uncertain application.

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