Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 113 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Moreton Island, M`Gillivray. N.S. Wales. Hastings River, Beckler; Brunswick and Tweed Rivers, C. Moore."

• Comment: Published as a nom. inval. alternative rank to Xanthorrhoea minor var. macronema F.Muell. in Fragm. 4 (May 1864) 112 see Art. 35, I.C.B.N.).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 119 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 268 [secondary reference]

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]

Lee, A.T. (1966), Xanthorrhoeaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 34: 2-3, Fig. 5b, 5, 15-16 [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. (15 September 1966), Notes on Xanthorrhoea in Eastern Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(1): 36, Fig. 5b, 41, Map 5, 54 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "New South Wales: Hastings R., Dr. Beckler (K, ISOTYPE MEL)."

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 280 [secondary reference]

common name: Coastal Grasstree [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 59 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Xanthorrhoea. Flora of Australia 46: 153, Fig. 37C, S, Map 186 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Xanthorrhoeaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 46 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Xanthorrhoeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 63, pl. 5 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Xanthorrhaea macronema F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Xanthorrhoea minor var. macronema F.Muell. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Xanthorrhoea macronema F.Muell. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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