Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1837), Edwards's Botanical Register 23: t. 1941 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "... inhabiting the dry country about the Swan River, whence it was introduced in the year 1835, by Sir James Stirling."

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 636 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Waitzia aurea (Benth.) Steetz legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The classification of the genus Waitzia Wendl. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 8(3): 471 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Right-hand specimen on sheet labelled 'TYPE. Morna nitida Lindl.' (CGE, photo seen).",

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The classification of the genus Waitzia Wendl. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 8(3): 471 [basionym]

basionym of: Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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