Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 586 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Merkusia linearis (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 102 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia linearis (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate

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 linearis (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 565-567 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 832 [secondary reference]

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

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes, new taxa and the systematic arrangement in the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) including synonyms. Telopea 3(4): 504 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Bay X, South Coast, R.Brown (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: K."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 120-121 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia linearis (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia linearis (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: SA

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