Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(5-7): 52, t. 75 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in capite Van-Diemen."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 515 [secondary reference]

Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 412 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 74-75 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 77 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Goodenia filiformis R.Br. legitimate by Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 412

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 85 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 89 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 102 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 208 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 401-402 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 133 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 550 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Habitat in Capite Van Diemen, Labillardiere (P, donne par M.Webb). ISOLECTOTYPE: BM,FI."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 245-246, map 315 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 249 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Goodenia pulchella Benth. legitimate by Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 412

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 465 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Goodeniaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 599-600, Fig. 115c [secondary reference]

common name: Lanky Goodenia [n/a]

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

doubtful misapplied to: Goodenia pulchella Benth. legitimate by Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 412

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 50 [secondary reference]

Messina, A., Duval, D.J. & Lang, P.J. (2 April 2024), Goodenia elongata Labill. (Goodeniaceae) is not present in South Australia. Muelleria 42: 37–39 [secondary reference]

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