Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 408 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In arenosis sylvae ad montem Eliza mountain, Perth, d. 23 m. Sept. Herb. Preiss. No. 1478."

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 165 [basionym]

basionym of: Merkusia anchusifolia var. holosericea (de Vriese) de Vriese legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 95 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 88 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 378 [basionym]

basionym of: Lobelia holosericea (de Vriese) Kuntze legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 159 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Goodeniaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 638-639 [secondary reference]

common name: Silky Scaevola [n/a]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes, new taxa and the systematic arrangement in the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) including synonyms. Telopea 3(4): 500 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(LD 0472). ISOLECTOTYPES: L 909,62...321, L 903,311–... 353, L 903,311–...354, MEL, W." One collection relates to the protologue.

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 113 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola anchusifolia Benth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola anchusifolia Benth. legitimate

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: 108 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola anchusifolia Benth. legitimate

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