Hooker, J.D. in Hooker, J.D. (ed.) (1869), Botanical Magazine 95: t. 5809 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "a native of New South Wales, and imported by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, with whom it flowered in July of this year."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 24, in obs. [secondary reference]

• Comment: Bentham indicated that Blandfordia aurea "appears... to be a variety of B. flammea", but did not make the varietal combination.

Hariot, P.A. in Bois, D.G.J.M. (1893), Blandfordia. Dictionnaire d'Horticulture 1(6): 190 [basionym]

basionym of: Blandfordia flammea var. aurea (Hook.f.) Har. nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1624 [basionym]

basionym of: Blandfordia flammea var. aurea (Hook.f.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Blandfordia. Flora of Australia 45: 177 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blandfordia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blandfordia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Blandfordia grandiflora R.Br. legitimate

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