Macfarlane, T.D. (21 February 1986), Two new species of Wurmbea (Colchicaceae or Liliaceae s. lat.) from south western Australia. Nuytsia 5(3): 410-413, Figs 2, 3 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: 100–150 metres S of Murchison River Bridge on North West Coastal Highway, 27°50′S, 114°42′E, Western Australia, 28 July 1982, T.D. Macfarlane 864 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB).

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the occurrence of the species near the Murchison River."

Macfarlane, T.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Wurmbea. Flora of Australia 45: 398, 400, Map 456 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 5 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 121, 139 [secondary reference]

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