Miller, P. (28 January 1754), The Gardeners Dictionary abridged Edn. 4, 1: - [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Salisbury, R.A. (1812), On the cultivation of rare plants. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 1: 268 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 121 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Actinocarpus R.Br. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 115 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Ottelia Pers. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 49 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek damazo, to subdue, because one species was said to overcome poison."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 51 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek damazo, to subdue, because one species was said to overcome poison"

Pichon, M. (1946), Notulae Systematicae (Paris) 12: 182 [secondary reference]

• Type: Damasonium alisma Miller

Thompson, J. (1961), Alismataceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 17: 82 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Cited as Damasonium Juss.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 424 [secondary reference]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 181-182 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1051 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 7 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Monocots (Alismataceae to Najadaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 415 [secondary reference]

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

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 17 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Actinocarpus R.Br. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Alismataceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 17-18 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 126 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Alismataceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 4-5 [secondary reference]

Haynes, R.R., Les, D.H. & Holm-Nielsen, L.B. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Alismataceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 16, Fig. 2F-I [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Actinocarpus R.Br. legitimate

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 254 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Alismataceae. Flora of Australia 39: 8 [secondary reference]

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