Jussieu, A.L. de (4 August 1789), Genera Plantarum: 41 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Sims, J. (1 February 1801), Dianella caerulea: Blue Dianella. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 15: t. 505 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 117 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 271, 272 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 557 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 183, 203 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 106 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Diminutive of Diana, the godess of hunting."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 185 [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: 436 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 100 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R.J.F. (1977), Typification of Dianella Lam. ex Juss. (Liliaceae). Taxon 26(1): 131-137 [secondary reference]

• Type: Dianella ensata (Thunb.) R.Henderson

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 156 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. (1979), Liliaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 9(1): 206-209 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1208 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R.J.F. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Dianella. Flora of Central Australia: 421 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 25 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R.J.F. & Clifford, H.T. (1984), A Recircumscription of the Phormiaceae Agardh. Taxon 33: 426 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R.J.F. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Dianella. Flora of Australia 45: 194-195 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dianella subsect. Caerulea Schlittler legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Macfarlane, T.D. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Phormiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 756 [secondary reference]

Henderson, R. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Liliaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 25-26 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Flax Lilies [n/a]

Clifford, H.T., Conran, J.G. & Thongpukdee, A. (1992), Australian Lilies: Native and Naturalised species. Australian Plants 16(132): 362 [secondary reference]

common name: Flax Lillies [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Phormiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 994 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Phormiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 74 [secondary reference]

common name: Blueberry Lily [n/a] common name: Blue Flax Lily [n/a]

Conran, J.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Liliaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 647-648 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 505-506 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Liliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 377 [secondary reference]

Clifford, H.T., Henderson, R.J.F. & Conran, J.G. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1998), Hemerocallidaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 3: 251 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 393 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 395 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 266 [secondary reference]

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