Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(2-4): 14, t. 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: in capite Van-Diemen.

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 505 [secondary reference]

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 257 [secondary reference]

Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1818), The Botanical Cabinet 3: t. 205 [secondary reference]

common name: Rush-leaved Xyris [n/a]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 19 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 69 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

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]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 220 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 278 [secondary reference]

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

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 102 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 179, Fig. 249 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 432 [secondary reference]

Evans, O.D. (1966), Xyridaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 27: 2-3 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Xyris brownei Kunth orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Xyris brownii Kunth legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Xyris brownii Kunth legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Xyridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 80 [secondary reference]

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Xyridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 263, pl. 19 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 175, Fig. 36g [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Yellow-eye [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Xyridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 34, Fig. 13A [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): 192-196, figs 1, 2 (map) APC [secondary reference]

• Type: 'Habitat in capite Van-Diemen' (protologue) (FI, n.v.).

nomenclatural synonym: Xyris operculata Labill. var. operculata legitimate taxonomic synonym: Xyris brownei Kunth orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Xyris brownii Kunth legitimate misapplication: Xyris gracilis R.Br. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Key to the System of Victorian Plants 2: Fig. 122 misapplication: Xyris gracilis R.Br. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1910), Plants Indigenous to Victoria 2: t. 97, opposite 34

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

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