Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 256 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 122 [secondary reference]

Nilsson, A. (1892), Studien Uber die Xyrideen. Kunglliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar n.s 24(14): 27 [secondary reference]

Rendle, A.B. (1899), Notes on Xyris. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 37: 501 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Princess Royal Harbour, King George's Sound, Brown, no. 5723."

Wakefield, N.A. (1954), The Western Australian species of Xyris. Western Australian Naturalist 4: 78 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 46 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. & Doust, A.N.L. (20 June 1997), Xyris L. section Pomatoxyris Endl. (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(2): 236-238, figs 23, 19 (map) APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here chosen): Princess Royal Harbour, King George's Sound, Brown s.n. (Bennett no. 5723), without date (BM).

taxonomic synonym: Xyris aemula Endl. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 468 [secondary reference]

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