Brown, R. in Sturt, C. (1849), Botanical Appendix. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 2: 76 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Statio nulla indicata, in Herb. D. Sturt."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 224 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 40 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 4 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 122 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 139 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 321 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 472 [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 163-164, Fig. 4, Map 3 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 301 [secondary reference]

common name: Straggling Swainson-pea [n/a] common name: Yellow Swainson-pea [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 415 [secondary reference]

common name: Straggling Swainsona Pea [n/a] common name: Yellow Swainsona Pea [n/a] common name: Yellow Darling Pea [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 128 [secondary reference]

Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Papilionoideae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 614 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 434-435 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona rigida (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 434 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Swainsona pyrophila Joy Thomps. legitimate by Brown, R. in Sturt, C. (1849), Botanical Appendix. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 2: 76

Thompson, J. (1 March 1991), Swainsona pyrophila (Fabaceae), a new name and synonymisation. Telopea 4(2): 359 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Swainsona pyrophila Joy Thomps. legitimate by Brown, R. in Sturt, C. (1849), Botanical Appendix. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 2: 76

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 449 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona laxa R.Br. var. laxa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona laxa var. ? rigida Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona rigida (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 688 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Swainsona pyrophila Joy Thomps. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 301

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 601 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona rigida (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Swainsona pyrophila Joy Thomps. legitimate by Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Papilionoideae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 614

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Swainsonia laxa F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona laxa R.Br. var. laxa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona laxa var. ? rigida Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona rigida (Benth.) J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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