Black, J.M. (1935), Additions to the flora of South Australia. No. 33. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 59: 257 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Central Australia – Hermannsburg; Mt. Hay; Irukaru Creek (tributary of River Bundey); Mt. Leibig; Macdonald Downs; all collected by J.B. Cleland; Redbank (N.E. of Mt. Sonder), coll. T. Strehlow."

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

• Lectotype: "Mt. Hay, N.T., Cleland, 8.8.1932; JMB."

Lee, A.T. (10 September 1948), The genus Swainsona. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(4): 174 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona phacoides Benth. subsp. phacoides legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona phacoides Benth. subsp. phacoides legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona phacoides Benth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona phacoides Benth. legitimate

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