Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 273 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (J.) v.v.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 19 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 90 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 845 [basionym]

basionym of: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 215 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 269 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (18 December 1912), Additions to the Flora of Western and North-Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41: 259 [secondary reference]

• Type: "vidi specimen authenticum Browniarum, sub no. 5675."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 559 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 185 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 106 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 186 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 255 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 438 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 81 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 100, Fig. 99. [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 333 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burckhardia rigida Gand. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Burchardia rigida Gand. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 42 [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 51 [secondary reference]

Macfarlane, T.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Burchardia. Flora of Australia 45: 408-410, Figs 120, 121, Map 467 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia congesta Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. parviflora Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata f. minor Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia rigida Gand. legitimate common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Colchicaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 786, Fig. 288 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 36 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata f. minor Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Burchardia rigida Gand. legitimate common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Colchicaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 109, pl. 7 [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 684, Fig. 135e-f [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

• Vernacular: Popoto (Koorie name)

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 396 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. parviflora Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia congesta Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata f. minor Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia rigida Gand. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 82 [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 259 [secondary reference]

common name: Milkmaids [n/a]

Keighery, G.J. & Muir, W. (16 December 2005), Reinstatement of Burchardia congesta (Colchicaceae). Nuytsia 15(3): 352 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Burchardia umbellata R.Br. var. umbellata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Reya umbellata (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Burchardia umbellata R.Br. f. umbellata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata var. parviflora Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burchardia umbellata f. minor Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 186 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 92 [secondary reference]

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