Lehmann, J.G.C. (April 1844), Novarum et Minus Cognitarum Stirpium Pugillus 8: 42 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in solo turfoso ad portum; Princess Royal Harbour. (Herb Preiss. no. 1978)."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 466 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 8 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 13 [secondary reference]

Erickson, R. (1968), Plants of Prey in Australia: 43 [secondary reference]

Marchant, N.G. & George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Drosera. Flora of Australia 8: 28-29 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 81 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Drosera sulphurea Lehm. legitimate

Marchant, N.G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Droseraceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 151-152 [secondary reference]

Chrtek, J. & Slavikova, Z. (2000), Genera and families of the Droserales order. Novitates Botanicae ex Universitate Carolina 13: 44 [basionym]

basionym of: Sondera neesii (Lehm.) Chrtek & Slavikova legitimate

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 229 [secondary reference]

common name: Jewel Rainbow [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 585 [secondary reference]

common name: Jewel Rainbow [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sondera neesii (Lehm.) Chrtek & Slavikova legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Lowrie, A. (2014), Appendix. Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus 3: 1279 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Drosera neesii Lehm. var. neesii legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sondera neesii (Lehm.) Chrtek & Slavikova legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera neesii subsp. borealis N.G.Marchant legitimate

• Etymology: "The epithet, neesii, honours Theodor Freidrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck (1787-1837), professor of Pharmacy at Bonn. He was the younger brother of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776-1858), professor of botany at Breslau, and president of the Leopoldine Academy, after whom Amphibromus neesii is named."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Drosera neesii Lehm. var. neesii legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Drosera neesii Lehm. subsp. neesii legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sondera neesii (Lehm.) Chrtek & Slavikova legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera neesii subsp. borealis N.G.Marchant legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 10 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Drosera neesii Lehm. subsp. neesii legitimate taxonomic synonym: Drosera neesii subsp. borealis N.G.Marchant legitimate

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