Herbert, D.A. (1921), The genus Xanthorrhoea in Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 7: 82 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Narrogin. The type comes from Narrogin State Farm, ... November 13th, 1920 (D.A.H.)"

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 48 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Appendix: Xanthorrhoea. Flora of Australia 46: 225 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Narrogin State Farm, W.A., 13 Nov. 1920, D.A.Herbert s.n.; lecto (here chosen): PERTH; isolecto: MEL.

• APC Dist.: WA

Bedford, D.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Xanthorrhoea. Flora of Australia 46: 157, Map 193 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 121, 133 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 464 [secondary reference]

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