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• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: Orthographic variants include XANTORRHOEA, L.Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35 (1904) 104.

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 517 [secondary reference]

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• Etymology: "Greek xanthos, yellow; rheo, to flow: alluding to the resin ("gum") that flows from the stem."

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 52 [secondary reference]

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common name: blackboy [n/a] common name: yacca [n/a] common name: Grass-tree [n/a]

• Etymology: "Greek xanthos, yellow, rheo, I flow; alluding to the resin ("gum") that flows from the stem"

Bullock, A.A. (1960), Nomenclatural notes: XII. The types of some generic names. Kew Bulletin 14(1): 45 [secondary reference]

• Type: Xanthorrhoea resinosa Pers.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 448 [secondary reference]

common name: Black Boy [n/a] common name: Grass-tree [n/a]

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common name: Grass Tree [n/a]

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Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Xanthorrhoeaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 45 [secondary reference]

common name: Blackboys [n/a] common name: Grasstrees [n/a]

Clifford, H.T., Conran, J.G. & Thongpukdee, A. (1992), Australian Lilies: Native and Naturalised species. Australian Plants 16(132): 362 [secondary reference]

common name: Blackboy [n/a] common name: Yacca [n/a] common name: Grasstree [n/a]

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Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Xanthorrhoeaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 419 [secondary reference]

common name: Grass-trees [n/a]

Clifford, H.T. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Xanthorrhoeaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 469 [secondary reference]

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Xantorrhoea Diels orth. var. orthographic variant: Xanthorrhaea F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Acaroides Sol. ex Kite nom. inval.

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 914 [secondary reference]

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