Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 461 [tax. nov.]

Brown, R. (3 April 1810), On the Asclepiadeae: 20 [secondary reference]

• Type: "In Nova Hollandia extra tropicum, (ubi v.v.)"

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 1: 844 [basionym]

basionym of: Pergularia rostrata (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 5, 13 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 339 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 94 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 218 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 326 [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: 351 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 70 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 314-315, Fig. 45I [secondary reference]

common name: Milk Vine [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Williams, J.B. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 536 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Milk Vine [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 291 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 301 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. (25 October 1995), Circumscription of Marsdenia (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae), with a revision of the genus in Australia and Papuasia. Australian Systematic Botany 8(5): 754-755, figs 33, 62I-J, 91 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Queensland, Port Curtis District: Keppel Bay, R. Brown s.n., 13 Aug. 1802 (lecto (here designated): BM (2 sheets, photo at BRI); isolecto: BRI (AQ342530), CANB (278889), K (specimen on left of sheet, photo at BRI))."

nomenclatural synonym: Pergularia rostrata (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 259, Figs 78, 79, 116G-N [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pergularia rostrata (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asclepiadaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 329-330, Fig. 64g [secondary reference]

common name: Milk-vine [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Marsdenia rostrata R.Br. var. rostrata legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2004 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 45 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Milk Vine [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pergularia rostrata (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Marsdenia rostrata R.Br. var. rostrata legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic

Forster, P.I. (24 March 2021), Gymnema R.Br. and Leichhardtia R.Br. (Apocynaceae), reinstated genera for taxa previously included in Marsdenia R.Br.: a conspectus for Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Austrobaileya 11: 14 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Australia. Queensland. PORT CURTIS DISTRICT: Keppel Bay, 13 August 1802, R. Brown s.n. (lecto, 2nd step [here designated]: BM 001040536 i.d.v.; isolecto: BM 001040535 i.d.v., BRI [AQ342530], CANB 278889; K 000872967 [specimen on left of sheet], P 00645975 [lacking ‘13 August’] i.d.v., P 0064977 [lacking ’13 August’] i.d.v.)."

• Text: "Robert Brown collected this species at several locations on his visit to Australia. In 1995 I selected his Keppel Bay collection made on 13 August 1802 as the lectotype (BM with 2 sheets) with isolectotypes at BRI, CANB and K. At the time this was reliant on specimen images made by Australian Botanical Liaison Officers working at Kew, or material examined on loan. In the retrospect of online availability of specimen images, there are more specimens available than were viewed in the late 1980s. As accession numbers were not indicated for the BM specimens in the 1995 revision, it is necessary to take the lectotypification of the name to a second step, so the excellent specimen BM 00100536 is chosen as the lectotype."

Forster, P.I. (24 March 2021), Gymnema R.Br. and Leichhardtia R.Br. (Apocynaceae), reinstated genera for taxa previously included in Marsdenia R.Br.: a conspectus for Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Austrobaileya 11: 14 [basionym]

basionym of: Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Brown, G.K. (December 2021), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2020 to 2021. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2021: 7 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (1 June 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

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