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

• Type: "(T.) B. v.s." [given by A.B.Rendle, J. Bot. 37 (1899) 501, as "Endeavour River, Banks & Solander."].

Royen, P. van (March 1953), Xyridaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(4): 373 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris indica L. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 211 [secondary reference]

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Xyris indica L. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 227 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Xyridaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1024 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris indica L. legitimate

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 458 [secondary reference]

• Type: (Queensland: Cook:) 'Endeavour River', Banks & Solander s.n., anno 1770 (BM, pro parte).

• Text: Note: the second specimen from the right on this sheet [the type] is X. pauciflora Willd.

Doust, A.N. & Conn, B.J. (26 October 1994), Xyris L. section Xyris (Xyridaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 7(5): 458 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris indica L. legitimate

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