Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(51): 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Prope oram occidentalem sinus Great Bight; e.g. a Stokes's Inlet ad McCallum's Inlet. Maxw."

• Etymology: (not specified.) [but presumably named in honour of G.Maxwell (1804–1880), the collector of the original material]

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 405 [basionym]

basionym of: Patersonia maxwellii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Geerinck, D.J.L. (1974), Revision of Australian Iridaceae. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44: 49 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Patersonia juncea Lindl. legitimate

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 18 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Patersonia maxwellii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Genosiris maxwelli F.Muell. orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Patersonia maxwellii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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