Andrews, H.C. (1800), The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants 2: t. 81 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Messrs Lee and Kennedy of Hammersmith, were the first who raised this plant from seeds, received in 1792 from Botany Bay. Our drawing was taken in May 1798 ..."

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 182, 183, Plate XLIX, 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Vanilla Plant [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 264 [secondary reference]

common name: Vanilla Lily [n/a]

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Appendix: Sowerbaea. Flora of Australia 45: 494 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "based on a plant cultivated in London, not preserved; lecto (here chosen): H. Andrews, Bot. Repos. 2: t. 81 (1800)."

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Sowerbaea. Flora of Australia 45: 266-268, Figs 69, 83, Map 292 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sowerbaea juncea Sm. nom. illeg. common name: Chocolate Lily [n/a] common name: Chocolate Flower [n/a] common name: Vanilla Plant [n/a] common name: Rush Lily [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Henderson, R. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 37, Fig. 6D [secondary reference]

common name: Chocolate Lily [n/a] common name: Vanilla Plant [n/a] common name: Rush Lily [n/a]

McCune, S. & Hardin, D.W. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Anthericaceae - except Dichopogon & Arthropodium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 93, pl. 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Rush Lily [n/a] common name: Vanilla Plant [n/a]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 665-666, Fig. 132g-h [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sowerbaea juncea Sm. nom. illeg. common name: Rush Lily [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 389 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sowerbaea juncea Sm. nom. illeg.

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

orthographic variant: Sowerbia juncea Andrews orth. var. orthographic variant: Sowerbea juncea Dum.Cours. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Sowerbaea juncea Sm. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 94 [secondary reference]

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