Bentham, G. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1846), Scrophulariaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 10: 502 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Africâ calidiore praesertim orientali a Port Natal (Drège!) usque ad Abyssiniam (Schimper! n. 1209), in ins. Mauritio, Madagascariâ, Comorse (Boj.!), in Asiâ ab Arabiâ felici (Lung!) per totam Indiam orientalem usque ad Javam (Spanoghe! Zollinger! n. 110), Mergui (Griffith! n. 396), Cochinchinam (Loureiro) et Macao (Nelson!)."

• Comment: nom. illeg. as Striga lutea Lour. and others are cited in synonymy.

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xlvi. [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 516 [secondary reference]

replaced synonym: Campuleia coccinea Hook. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 363 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: Listed by J.D.Hooker in the introductory essay of Fl. Tasman. 2 (II): xlvi (1859), but not known to occur in Australia.

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