Brown, N.E. (1932), Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 20: 272 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br.

Hartley, W. (1953), Standardized Plant Names: a revised list of standard common names for the more important Australian grasses, other pasture plants, and weeds. Bulletin (CSIRO) 272: 22 [secondary reference]

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Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 63-64 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Petamenes Salisb. ex J.W.Loudon legitimate

Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Iridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 791 [secondary reference]

Clifford, H.T., Conran, J.G. & Thongpukdee, A. (1992), Australian Lilies: Native and Naturalised species. Australian Plants 16(132): 370 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. & Brown, E.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Iridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 130 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 715 [secondary reference]

Goldblatt, P. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Iridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 332 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Petamenes Salisb. ex J.W.Loudon legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 176 [secondary reference]

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