Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 46 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crebre obveniens in solo steriliore ad sinum Nickol Bay; Pemb. Walcott."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 219 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diplolobium walcottii F.Muell. isonym

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

Domin, K. (October 1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 761 [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 215-216 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Nichol Bay, W.A., Pemberton Walcott; MEL."

taxonomic synonym: Diplolobium walcottii F.Muell. legitimate

Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. Jnr (1967), Miscellaneous botanical notes XVI. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 86: 395 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona pterostylis (DC.) Bakh.f. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 438 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona pterostylis (DC.) Bakh.f. legitimate

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 481 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona pterostylis (DC.) Bakh.f. legitimate

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

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

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona pterostylis (DC.) Bakh.f. legitimate

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