Jacquin, N.J. von (1791), Collectanea 4: 162 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit ad Promontorium Bonae Spei. apud nos floret Novembri in tepidario."

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: 49-50, Map 62 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 6 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Green indicates that the name Gladiolus vittatus Hornem. has been misapplied to G. floribundus but does not cite a reference.

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

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

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