Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 287 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Zeylonae paludosis"

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Curae Posteriores. Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(2): 23 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burmannia distachya R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 115 [secondary reference]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 519, Fig. 521 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 538 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burmannia distachya R.Br. legitimate

Jonker, F.P. (5 December 1938), A monograph of the Burmanniaceae. Mededeelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijks Universiteit te Utrecht 51(1): 115-120 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Hermann s.n. from Ceylon in herb. BM, duplicate in herb. G-DEL and L.

Jonker, F.P. (December 1948), Burmanniaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(1): 16 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burmannia distachya R.Br. legitimate

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

common name: Purple Top [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 9 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 54 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 6 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Burmannia juncea R.Br. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 54

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Burmanniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 59, Fig. 8C [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burmannia distachya R.Br. legitimate

Clifford, H.T., Conran, J.G. & Thongpukdee, A. (1992), Australian Lilies: Native and Naturalised species. Australian Plants 16(132): 341 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. & Whalen, A.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Burmanniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 132, pl. 8 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Burmannia distachya R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Burmannia juncea R.Br. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 54

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