Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 584 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.) v.v."

Vriese, W.H. de (1850), Analecta Goodenoviearum, ad auctoritatem Herbariorum Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, Lessertii, Hookeri, Lindleji, Preissii, aliorum. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 2: 153 [basionym]

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

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 96 [secondary reference]

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 88 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 378 [basionym]

basionym of: Lobelia ovalifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 206 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 287 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 564 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Goodeniaceae, Brunoniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 360 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 637 [secondary reference]

common name: Bushy Fan-flower [n/a]

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

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

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 40 [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: "NORTHERN TERRITORY: Carpentaria, R.Brown (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: MEL." One collection relates to the protologue.

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 123-124, Figs 36, 42, Map 152 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scaevola ovalifolia var. cinerascens R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia ovalifolia var. cinerascens (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia ovalifolia (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia ovalifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scaevola densevestita Domin legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 468 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 202 (photo, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Bushy Fanflower [n/a]

• Etymology: With oval leaves.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Scaevola ovalifolia R.Br. var. ovalifolia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Scaevola ovalifolia var. cinerascens R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia ovalifolia var. cinerascens (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia ovalifolia (R.Br.) de Vriese var. ovalifolia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Merkusia ovalifolia (R.Br.) de Vriese legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Lobelia ovalifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scaevola densevestita Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 831

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