Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1840), Edwards's Botanical Register 26: - [tax. nov.]

• Type: "for which I am indebted to Mr. Marnock, of the nursery, Hackney. ... and is a native of Mexico, in the vicinity of Real del Monte mines."

Decaisne, J. (1863), Annales des Sciences Naturelles: 325 [basionym]

basionym of: Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (July 1892), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 5: 22 [secondary reference]

Bretting, P.K. (1983), Southwest Naturalist 28: 448 [basionym]

basionym of: Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Martyniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 459 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. legitimate

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