Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 304 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Ker Gawler, J.B. (1815), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 1: t. 51 [secondary reference]

Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1823), The Botanical Cabinet 8: No. 768 [secondary reference]

common name: Smooth Patersonia [n/a]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(51): 35 [basionym]

basionym of: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

Baker, J.G. (1892), Handbook of the Irideae: 135 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Patersonia sericea R.Br. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 265 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 543 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 535 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patersonia media R.Br. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 445 [secondary reference]

Geerinck, D.J.L. (1974), Revision of Australian Iridaceae. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44: 46-47, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Brown .... 5611 (BM lectotype ...., BRI, E, K, P isotypes)"

nomenclatural synonym: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patersonia media R.Br. legitimate

Geerinck, D.J.L. (1974), Revision of Australian Iridaceae. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44: 53 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Patersonia sericea R.Br. legitimate by Ker Gawler, J.B. (1815), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 1: t. 51

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 21 [secondary reference]

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 20, Fig. 3H, Map 21 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patersonia media R.Br. legitimate

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 21 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Patersonia sericea R.Br. var. sericea legitimate by Ker Gawler, J.B. (1815), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 1: t. 51

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Iridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 55, Fig. 8B [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Brown, E.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Iridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 118 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 695, Fig. 137e [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patersonia media R.Br. legitimate common name: Leafy Purple-flag [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Genosiris glabrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patersonia media R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Patersonia sericea R.Br. var. sericea legitimate by Ker Gawler, J.B. (1815), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 1: t. 51

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