Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1813), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 5: 140 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gorteria pavonia Andrews legitimate

• Comment: Basionym incorrectly cited by Brown as "Gazania Pavonia. Andrews's reposit. 523." Listed by A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1398 (1991), as "nom. illeg. non Moench (1802)" and by A.Ghafoor, Fl. Australia 37: 171 (2015), as "nom. illeg. non Moench". However, no record of this name being published by Moench has been found.

Black, J.M. (1929), Additions and Corrections. Flora of South Australia 4: 698 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: An African taxon, recorded by J.M.Black, Fl. S. Australia 4: 698 (1929), but not known to be naturalised in Australia.

Ghafoor, A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Gazania. Flora of Australia 37: 171 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Recorded for S.A. by J.M.Black, Fl. S. Australia 4: 698 (1929). No material has been seen by the present author, but the name is listed as a synonym of G. rigens in C.Flann, (ed.) Global Compositae Checklist (2009+) http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz, accessed 8 Nov. 2013."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of: Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn. legitimate

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