Mathews, J.W. & Bolus, H.M.L. (1922), Annals of the Bolus Herbarium 3: 140 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cape Province: South-Western Region; Paarl Div., Joostenberg, (National Botanic Gardens, No. 707/13) ... Described from many living specimens which have flowered freely in the National Botanic Gardens for several years."

Willis, J.H. (1962), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria 1: 342 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 85 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 202, Fig. 283

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

Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 43, Map 53 [secondary reference]

common name: Bugle Lilly [n/a] common name: Wild Watsonia [n/a]

Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Iridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 805 [secondary reference]

common name: Bugle Lily [n/a] common name: Bulbil Watsonia [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Iridaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 56 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Watsonia [n/a] common name: Bugle Lily [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Iridaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 703 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. legitimate

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Iridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 408-409 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 304

Cooke, D.A. (6 March 1998), Bulbil Watsonia is a variety of Watsonia meriana (L.) Miller (Iridaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 18(1): 6 [basionym]

basionym of: Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 90 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus) D.A.Cooke legitimate

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