Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 509 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1828), The Botanical Cabinet 14: No. 1376 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Prostanthera [n/a]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 101 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 231 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 153 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 984 [secondary reference]

common name: Violet Mint-bush [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 421 [secondary reference]

Althofer, G.W. (June 1978), Cradle of Incense: The Story of Australian Prostanthera: 12-13, 58, 64, 66-67, 91, 141, 165, 183 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "flowers violet"

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 137 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 660 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. (29 May 1998), Contributions to the systematics of Prostanthera (Labiatae) in south-eastern Australia. Telopea 7(4): 330 [doubtful misapplied]

doubtful misapplied to: Prostanthera incisa R.Br. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 984

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Lamiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 450 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Prostanthera incisa R.Br. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 984

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Violet Mint-bush [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Prostanthera violacea R.Br. var. violacea legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera retusa Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera thymifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Prostanthera violacea var. albiflora Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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

misapplied to: Prostanthera incisa R.Br. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 984

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