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

• Type: "Hope Valley (near Adelaide); Encounter Bay; scrub near River Finnis; Kangaroo Island."

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 832 [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: Kangaroo Island, J.B.Cleland, 16 Nov. 1924 (AD). ISOLECTOTYPE: ?K."

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 [basionym]

basionym of: Scaevola linearis subsp. confertifolia (J.M.Black) Carolin legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 121 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Scaevola linearis subsp. confertifolia (J.M.Black) Carolin legitimate

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