Smith, J.E. (1797), Westringia, et nytt Orteflagte. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 18: 175, t. 8, fig. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Det enda flag af WESTRINGIA fom jag annu fedt, a(e)r bo(e)rdigt från nya fo(e)dra Wallis pa(e) nya Hollands fo(e)dra del na(e)ra Port Jackson, och har det ockfå flere gånger blommat i de Engelske drishusen."

• Comment: In the type citation o(e) is indication of an o with a small e over it; a(e) indicates an a with a small e over it.

Smith, J.E. (1798), Description of a new genus of plants called Westringia. Tracts Relating to Natural History: 282-283, t. 3 [secondary reference]

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): 525 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Westringia rosmarinacea Andrews legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 102 [secondary reference]

Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 247 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1901), The Queensland Flora 4: 1205-1206 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 151 [unsourced pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Westringia rigida R.Br. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 232 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 392 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 146-147, Plate LI [secondary reference]

Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 150 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1124 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cunila fruticosa Willd. legitimate

Boivin, J.R.B (1949), Westringia, an Australian genus of Labiatae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 60: 106 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cunila fruticosa Willd. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 422 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 138 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce legitimate

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 644 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 323 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 78

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 247

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Westringia viminalis B.J.Conn & Tozer legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 150

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Westeringia rosmarinacea Andrews orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce legitimate

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