Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 277 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 118 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 118 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 118 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Chamaescilla F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 270, 272 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 557 [secondary reference]

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Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 109 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Federico Cesi, Italian naturalist, 1585-1630, who is said to have been the first to discover the spores of ferns, and whose name was Latinized as Caesius."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 192 [secondary reference]

Phillips, E.P. (1951), The Genera of South African Flowering Plants Edn. 2: 184 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Caesia vittata R.Br.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 436 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 102-104 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. (1979), Liliaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 9(1): 203-204 [secondary reference]

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taxonomic synonym: Corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1752 [secondary reference]

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

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