Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 280 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1825), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 2: 93 [basionym]

basionym of: Sansevieria cannifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Heward, R. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Biographical sketch of the late Allan Cunningham. London Journal of Botany 1: 123 [secondary reference]

Baker, J.G. (1875), Revision of the genera and species of Asparagaceae. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 14: 541 [basionym]

basionym of: Cordyline terminalis var. cannifolia (R.Br.) Baker legitimate

Pedley, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Cordyline. Flora of Australia 46: 85, Fig. 17O-P, Map 104 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sansevieria cannifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cordyline terminalis var. cannifolia (R.Br.) Baker legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 76 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 78-79, Fig. 145 [secondary reference]

common name: Palm-lily [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 300 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 54 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 3008 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 152 [secondary reference]

common name: Palm-lily [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Cordyline cannaefolia R.Br. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Sansevieria cannaefolia Spreng. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Sansevieria cannifolia (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cordyline terminalis var. cannaefolia Baker orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cordyline terminalis var. cannifolia (R.Br.) Baker legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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

misapplied to: Cordyline obtecta (Graham) Baker legitimate by Heward, R. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Biographical sketch of the late Allan Cunningham. London Journal of Botany 1: 123

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