Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 256-257, fig. 52, map 19 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Dunlop Stn., W. side of the Darling R., N.S.W., Etheridge 10, 7.1903, 761; NSW."

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

Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 55, Fig. 26 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 193 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona microphylla var. affinis J.M.Black nom. inval., nom. nud.

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 242 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Poison Pea [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona microphylla var. affinis J.M.Black nom. inval., nom. nud.

Taylor, J. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Swainsona. Flora of Central Australia: 164, Fig. 184B [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 299-300, Fig. 49G [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 274 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 36 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (26 September 1990), New species and new contributions in the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae) in New South Wales. Telopea 4(1): 2 [basionym]

basionym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 508 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 362 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 602 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona microphylla A.Gray legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Swainsona affinis (A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. legitimate

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