Evans, O.D. (15 September 1966), The Xyris gracilis complex. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(1): 3, Fig. 2(map), 5-6 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "1 mile NW of Marley Beach, Royal National Park, N.S.W., B.G. Briggs 9.12.1961 (NSW 57708)."

taxonomic synonym: Xyris bracteata R.Br. legitimate

Evans, O.D. (1966), Xyridaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 27: 6-7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Xyris bracteata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyris operculata var. bracteata (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 59 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Xyris bracteata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyris operculata var. bracteata (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Xyridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 263 [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): 209 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris bracteata R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris bracteata R.Br. legitimate

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