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

• Type: "(J.T.) v.v."

Rendle, A.B. (1899), Notes on Xyris. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 37: 500 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Brown ... no. 5729".

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 506 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris elongata Rudge legitimate

Kükenthal, G. (1940), Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. VIII. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 48: 59 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 461 [secondary reference]

• Type: '(J. (Port Jackson) T. ('Littus intra Tropicum', the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory westward to Arnhem Bay (Stearn 1960, p. xix))) v.v.' (protologue), Brown s.n. (Bennett no. 5729) (BM).

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 461 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris complanata R.Br. legitimate

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