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.) v.v." [given by A.B.Rendle, J. Bot. 37 (1899) 500, as "Brown ... no. 5730"].

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

taxonomic synonym of: Xyris elongata Rudge 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: '(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. 5730) (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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