Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 288 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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: 3-5, Fig. 5a & 6g, 10-12 [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. 5a, Fig. 6g, 41, Map 3, 47-49 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "Port Jackson, R.Brown; lost from BM. NEOTYPE, here designated: New South Wales: Parramatta, J.H. Camfield 11.1897 (NSW 59863),"

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: 161-162, Fig. 37I, O, Map 201 [secondary reference]

Bedford, D.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Xanthorrhoeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 64 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Xanthorrhoea media R.Br. subsp. media legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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