Reichenbach, H.G.L. (1828), Conspectus Regni Vegetabilis: 202 [comb. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

basionym: Hibiscus sect. Lagunaria DC. legitimate

Miquel, F.A.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Malvaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 218 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 26 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 61 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 144 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 321 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 118 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 321 [secondary reference]

Bayer, C. & Kubitzki, K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2002), Malvaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 5: 277 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 279 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Lagunaea Schreb. orth. var. orthographic variant: Lagunea Pers. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Hibiscus sect. Lagunaria DC. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (naturalised), LHI, NI, Vic (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 465 [secondary reference]

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