Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 57, t. CXXXIII A. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(Gunn, 565) ... circular Head, Woolnorth, etc., Gunn."

Hooker, J.D. in Hooker, J.D. (ed.) (1865), Botanical Magazine 91: t. 5551 [secondary reference]

common name: Tasmanian Dianella [n/a]

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]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 213 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 271 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 189, 190 [secondary reference]

Schlittler, J. (1940), Monographie der Liliaceengattung Dianella Lam. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universitat Zurich 163: 273-274 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella angustifolia Schult. & Schult.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate

Schlittler, J. (1940), Monographie der Liliaceengattung Dianella Lam. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Museum der Universitat Zurich 163: 274 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dianella divaricata R.Br. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1952), Variation in Certain Tasmanian Plants. New Phytologist 51(3): 407 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 100, Fig. 96. [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Flax Lily [n/a]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 156, Fig. 134-6 [secondary reference]

common name: Tasman Flax lily [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Appendix: Dianella. Flora of Australia 45: 485 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "from Tas., 1837, R.C.Gunn 565 p.p.; lecto (here chosen): K (central piece on sheet bearing Hooker's sketch of flower and flower parts)."

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Dianella. Flora of Australia 45: 215-216, Figs 65, 68, Map 239 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella densa Lindb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella hookeri Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella divaricata f. dentifera Schlittler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella tasmanica f. laevis Schlittler legitimate

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Dianella. Flora of Australia 45: 202, Fig. 68C., Map 217 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dianella prunina R.J.F.Hend. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1952), Variation in Certain Tasmanian Plants. New Phytologist 51(3): 407

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Phormiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 78-79 [secondary reference]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 649, Fig. 129o-p [secondary reference]

common name: Tasman Flax-Lily [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 378-379, Fig. 135 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella hookeri Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella densa Lindb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella tasmanica f. laevis Schlittler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella divaricata f. densa D.I.Morris nom. inval., pro syn.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dianella tasmanica Hook.f. f. tasmanica legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dianella tasmanica Hook.f. var. tasmanica legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella hookeri Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella densa Lindb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella tasmanica f. laevis Schlittler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella divaricata f. dentifera Schlittler legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dianella divaricata f. densa D.I.Morris nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Dianella sp. aff. tasmanica (Snowy River) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Dianella sp. aff. tasmanica (Snowfields) [n/a]

• APC Comment: Dianella sp. aff. tasmanica (Snowfields) and Dianella sp. aff. tasmanica (Snowy River) are recognised as distinct taxa in Vic.
• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 93 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella archeri Hook.f. legitimate

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