Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 577 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 64 - 65 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia flagellifera de Vriese legitimate

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 209 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 283 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1195 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia flagellifera de Vriese legitimate

Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1965), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants: 103 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 293 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia flagellifera de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia unilobata J.M.Black legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 262 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 132 [secondary reference]

common name: Shiny Pansy [n/a]

Carolin, R.C. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Goodeniaceae, Brunoniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 355 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 632 [secondary reference]

common name: Shiny Pansy [n/a] common name: Smooth Goodenia [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia unilobata J.M.Black legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 158 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Goodeniaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 485, Fig. 67E [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 39 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 533 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Port I, R.Brown, s.d. (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: K."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 229, fig. 69, map 228 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia flagellifera de Vriese legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia unilobata J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 463-464 [secondary reference]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 198 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Smooth Goodenia [n/a]

• Etymology: Glabrous (flowers).

Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 513 [secondary reference]

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