Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 703 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Aethiopia."

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 28 [secondary reference]

Anderson, R.H. (8 August 1939), The naturalised flora of New South Wales (excluding Gramineae). Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(1): 25 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 505 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 60 [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: 146 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 63 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (1978), Polygalaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 112: 16-17 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygala grandiflora Lodd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygala myrtifolia var. grandiflora Hook. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 61 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 176 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 106 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Polygalaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 6 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 240 [secondary reference]

common name: Cascade Curse [n/a]

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

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 800 [secondary reference]

common name: Myrtle-leaved Milkwort [n/a]

Taplin, R.L. & Symon, D.E. (29 September 2008), Remnant horticultural plants at the site of the former Newman's Nursery, 1854-1932. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 22: 90 [secondary reference]

common name: Myrtle-leaf Milkwort [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Polygala myrtifolia L. var. myrtifolia legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia in Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 336-337, photos 17-19 [secondary reference]

common name: Myrtleleaf Milkwort [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 63 [secondary reference]

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