Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(27): 111 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad bases montium Lofty Ranges et in planitiebus sabulosis dumosis ad flumen Gawler River. F.M."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 119 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 111 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 195 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Appendix: Xanthorrhoea. Flora of Australia 46: 229 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "near Gawler town, S.A., F.Mueller; lecto (here chosen): MEL 625756."

• APC Comment: Former records of X. semiplana from Vic are now considered to be based on misidentifications of X. caespitosa.
• APC Dist.: SA

Bedford, D.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Xanthorrhoea. Flora of Australia 46: 168 [secondary reference]

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