Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 578 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(M.) v.v."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 66 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scaevola pterosperma de Vriese legitimate

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): 541 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Bay I, South Caost, R.Brown, 7 Jan. 1804: (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: K."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 188, fig. 24A, map 228 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Scaevola pterosperma de Vriese legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 628 [secondary reference]

common name: Hoary Goodenia [n/a]

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