Thunberg, C.P. (1800), Prodromus Plantarum Capensium 2: 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Blake, S.T. (1959), New or noteworthy plants, chiefly from Queensland, I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 70(6): 40 [secondary reference]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 138 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 170 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 180-181, Fig. 25C [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Blue Waterlily [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 228 [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Blue Waterlily [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Waterlily [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 21 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis (Casp.) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Waterlily [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis (Casp.) S.W.L.Jacobs legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 180-181, Fig. 25C

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Nymphaea caerulea Savigny legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Porter, C.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 264 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Nymphaea caerulea Savigny legitimate

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