Smith, J.E. (1798), The Characters of Twenty New Genera of Plants. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 213 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 505 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 115 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 266 [secondary reference]

common name: Bloodroot [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 226, 244 [secondary reference]

common name: Bloodroots [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek haima (blood) anddoron (a gift), referring to the beautiful orange-red colour of the base of the stem and leaves and often of the roots.

Steenis, C.G.G.J. van (December 1954), Haemodoraceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(1): 111-113 [secondary reference]

Bullock, A.A. (1960), Nomenclatural notes: XII. The types of some generic names. Kew Bulletin 14(1): 42 [secondary reference]

• Type: Haemodorum planifolium R.Br.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 450 [secondary reference]

common name: Bloodroot [n/a]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1206 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 19 [secondary reference]

Macfarlane, T.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Haemodorum. Flora of Australia 45: 134-148 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Bloodroot [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, Tas

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Haemodoraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 853-854 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Haemodoraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 46-47 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Haemodoraceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1012 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Haemodoraceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 248 [secondary reference]

common name: Bloodroot [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Haemodoraceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 364 [secondary reference]

Simpson, M.G. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Haemodoraceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 219, Fig. 53B-G [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 310 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 385 [secondary reference]

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