Vriese, W.H. de in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Goodeniaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 406 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In arenosis sylvae prope urbiculam Perth, d. 20 m. Oct. 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 1519."

Vriese, W.H. de (1854), Goodenovieae. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem ser. 2, 10: 114 [basionym]

basionym of: Dampiera repens (de Vriese) de Vriese nom. illeg.

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 102 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Scaevola paludosa var. prostrata Benth. nom. illeg.

Ostenfeld, C.E.H. (1921), Contributions to West Australian Botany, part III : Additions and notes to the flora of extra-tropical W. Australia. Biologiske meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 3(2): 125 [basionym]

basionym of: Scaevola paludosa var. repens C.Chr. & Ostenf. legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes, new taxa and the systematic arrangement in the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae) including synonyms. Telopea 3(4): 503 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(LD 0480). ISOLECTOTYPES: L903,311–...415, L903,311– ...414,MEL,P,W."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Scaevola. Flora of Australia 35: 118-119 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dampiera repens (de Vriese) de Vriese nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scaevola paludosa var. prostrata Benth. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Scaevola paludosa var. repens C.Chr. & Ostenf. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Scaevola paludosa var. pilosa E.Pritz. legitimate misapplication: Scaevola paludosa R.Br. legitimate by Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 102 misapplication: Scaevola paludosa R.Br. legitimate by Blackall, W.E. & Grieve, B.J. (1965), How to know Western Australian wildflowers: a key to the flora of the temperate regions of Western Australia 3: 443

• APC Dist.: WA

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