Hooker, J.D. (5 December 1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 1(4): 258 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern Island. Plains near Taupo, Colenso."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 61 [secondary reference]

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

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 219 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f. legitimate

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

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 188 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 157, Fig. 137 [secondary reference]

common name: Sky Lily [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Herpolirion. Flora of Australia 45: 242 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f. legitimate common name: Sky Lily [n/a]

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

McCune, S. & Hardin, D.W. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Anthericaceae - except Dichopogon & Arthropodium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 97-98 [secondary reference]

common name: Sky Lily [n/a]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 653, Fig. 130c [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f. legitimate common name: Sky Lily [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 383 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 93 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f. legitimate

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