Bentham, G. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 363 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 13 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 217-218 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 39 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 270 [secondary reference]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 138 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 322 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 474 [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 173-174, Map 4 [secondary reference]

• Type: as ""Sub-Tropical New Holland Lieut.– Col. T.L. Mitchell, 1846, Bed of river 15 miles SW of Camp 29 (recte 49?) Sept. 1st, 1846, the only specimen, No. 586 bis"; K. This station is in the vicinity of what is now Mantuan Downs, Qd."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 419 [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: 162-163 [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Swainsona [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 298, 300, Fig. 49J [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. parviflora Benth. legitimate common name: Dwarf Swainsona [n/a]

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

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 100 [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. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 437 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 525 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. parviflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. argyrophylla J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona uniflora J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. oocarpa J.M.Black legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 696-697, Fig. 140h [secondary reference]

common name: Dwarf Swainson-pea [n/a]

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

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 604 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Swainsonia phacoides F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona phacoides Benth. var. phacoides legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Swainsona phacoides Benth. subsp. phacoides legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. parviflora Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. argyrophylla J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona uniflora J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Swainsona phacoides var. oocarpa J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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