White, C.T. & Francis, W.D. (1926), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 37: 156 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near Adavale, Western Queensland. Dr. W. MacGillivray, 28/8/1923."

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 247 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona parviflora Benth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona parviflora Benth. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 298 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona parviflora Benth. legitimate

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 similis Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 436 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona similis Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 506 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona similis Joy Thomps. legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 603 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona similis Joy Thomps. legitimate

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