Hagstrom, J.O. (1916), Critical researches on the Potamogetons. Kunglliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 55(5): 172, fig. 90 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "S. Western Australia (hb. Stockholm.). On the label Mr. AR. BENNETT has noted: ⟪not been refound. f. Baron v. MUELLER; leg. JAMES DRUMMOND ex MUELLER⟪etc. and determined it as P. Drummondii Benth."

Papassotiriou, S.E. (14 December 2004), Lectotypifications of five Australian species of floating-leaved Potamogeton (Potamogetonaceae). Telopea 10(4): 841 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: S. Western Australa, James Drummond ex Mueller s.n., s.d. (S specimen no. 4255, lectotype, selected here), 'not been refound' F. v. Mueller written on a herbarium label of Arthur Bennett, F.L.S. England. Annotated by Hagstrom' O.H. 07'.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Potamogeton drummondii Benth. legitimate

Papassotiriou, S.E., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hellquist, C.B. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of Australia 39: - [secondary reference]

Barker, R.M. & Lang, P.J. (10 July 2012), Name changes associated with the South Australian census of vascular plants for the calendar year 2011. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 100 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, SA

Parker, C.M. (10 March 2015), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2014. Nuytsia 25: 22 [secondary reference]

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