Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1913), Notes from the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. No. 18. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38(2): 250 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Shuttleton, Nymagee (W. Bäuerlen; September, 1903); Cobar (Archdeacon F.E. Haviland; October, 1911)."

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 560 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 825-826 [secondary reference]

Carolin, R.C. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Goodeniaceae, Brunoniaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 357 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 633 [secondary reference]

common name: Hill Goodenia [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Goodenia havilandii var. pauperata J.M.Black legitimate

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): 551 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "NEW SOUTH WALES: Cobar, F.E.Havidland, Sept. 1911 (NSW)"

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 252-253, map 327 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Symphyobasis alsinoides S.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia havilandii var. pauperata J.M.Black legitimate

Carolin, R.C. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Goodeniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 466 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Goodenia havilandi Maiden & Betche orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Goodenia havilandii Maiden & Betche var. havilandii legitimate taxonomic synonym: Symphyobasis alsinoides S.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Goodenia havilandii var. pauperata J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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