Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1942), Plantae Papuanae Archboldianae, X. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 23(4): 389 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited)

Anonymous (1981), Annual Report for 1980/81. Annual Report of the Botany Branch and the Queensland Herbarium: 29 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 56 [secondary reference]

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. (12 March 1992), New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea. Telopea 4(4): 640 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lake Daviumbu, Middle Fly River, L.Brass 7608, Aug 1936 (holo A; iso BM,BRI).

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 290 [secondary reference]

Cowie, I.D. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Nymphaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 57, Fig. 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nymphaea dictyophleba Merr. & L.M.Perry legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Nymphaea gigantea var. serrata Domin nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Nymphaea dictyophleba Merr. & L.M.Perry legitimate misapplication: Nymphaea gigantea Hook. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 77

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Porter, C.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 270, Fig. 52C, Map 309 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nymphaea gigantea var. serrata Domin nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Nymphaea dictyophleba Merr. & L.M.Perry legitimate

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