Brown, N.E. (1932), Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa: 278 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. legitimate

Symon, D. (1964), Contributions to the Flora of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 88: 10 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 53 [secondary reference]

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 52, Map 68 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 210 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. legitimate

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 708 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Homoglossum watsonia N.E.Br. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. legitimate

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