Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(41): 10, t. li. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Australia occidentali. Drummond."

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

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

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 542 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: In Australis occidentali, Drummond s.n. (MEL) 24091. ISOLECTOTYPE: K. MEL 24006."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 191, map 233 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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