Lindley, J. (1 November 1839), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xvi, adnot. (72) [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 46 [basionym]

basionym of: Swainsona canescens (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 221 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona canescens (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 138 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona canescens (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 241 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "No specimens were cited with the original description, but collections by J. Drummond, J. and R. Mangles, Mr. Toward and N.B. Ward comprised the material from which Lindley's "Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony" (Edwards's Bot. Regist., Appendix: 16, 1839) was compiled. If an appropriate specimen is extant in Bentham's herbarium, it must be recognised as the Type."

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 535 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona canescens (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona canescens (Benth.) F.Muell. legitimate

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