Rudge, E. (1811), A description of several species of plants from New Holland. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10(2): 289, t. 15, fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "prope Port Jackson in Novâ Hollandiâ"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

• Comment: Mueller lists "Xyris complanata = X. elongata ...". Since Xyris complanata was previously accepted by Mueller on p. 122 of the Systematic Census (1882), Xyris elongata is here treated as being a newly-accepted name in this Supplement.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 206 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 506 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Xyris scabra R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyris laevis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Royen, P. van (March 1953), Xyridaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(4): 369 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 211 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Evans, O.D. (1966), Xyridaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 27: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Xyridaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1024 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 461 [secondary reference]

• Type: 'prope Port Jackson in Nova Hollandia' (protologue), Anon. (?Banks & Solander s.n.), anno 1770 (BM).

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 461 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

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