Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(68): 203 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia occidentali extratropica; J. Drummond (202 et 355)."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 80 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "In Australia. Drummond, n. 202."

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): 26 [secondary reference]

Wakefield, N.A. (1954), The Western Australian species of Xyris. Western Australian Naturalist 4: 77 [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): 219-222, figs 15, 16 (map) APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Syntypes: 'In Australia occidentali extratropica' (Protologue), 'Swan River', J.Drummond 202 & 355 (MEL 73478, MEL 73479, ?respectively) (n.v.); presumed isosyntype: 'Swan R. [River]', 'Drummond 202' [handwritten], without date (K).

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 466 [secondary reference]

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