Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 223 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N.S. Wales. Blue Mountains, A. Cunningham and others; Nangas, McArthur; Cow pastures, R.Brown (not in fruit); ridgy ground between Curacan and Canowmdra, C. Moore."

• Comment: Bentham refers to A.Gray, Bot. Amer. Explor. Exped. 1 (1854) 411 but no description is given therein.

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 123 [secondary reference]

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

Williamson, H.B. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Leguminosae. Flora of Victoria: 673 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Swainson Pea [n/a]

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 249-250, Fig. 49, Map 18 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: ""Blue Mountains A. C(unningham)"; K."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 417 [secondary reference]

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

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

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 503 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 689 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Swainsona recta A.T.Lee legitimate by Williamson, H.B. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Leguminosae. Flora of Victoria: 673

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

CHAH (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Swainsonia monticola F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT

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