Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 207, fig. 26, map 10 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 415-416 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Violet [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona microcalyx var. adenophylla (J.M.Black) J.M.Black legitimate

Taylor, J. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Swainsona. Flora of Central Australia: 162 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 440 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 552 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 694 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 607 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona adenophylla J.M.Black legitimate

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