Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 255, fig. 55, map 19 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near Barrow Ra., W.A., Camp 33 E.E.E., Helms, 17.8.1891, 717; NSW"

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]

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

Taylor, J. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Swainsona. Flora of Central Australia: 164 [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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym 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 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic 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 [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 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

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

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

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

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

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

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