Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 256 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 124 [secondary reference]

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (September 1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 75 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 229 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 442 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greco-Latin name of this or some closely allied plant."

Hitchcock, A.S. in Ramsbottom, J., Wilmott, A.J., Wakefield, E.M. & Sprague, T.A. (ed.) (August 1929), The application of Linnean generic names to be determined by means of specified Standard-species. Nomenclature: Proposals by British Botanists: 141 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Scandix pecten-veneris L.

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 660 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greco-Latin name of this or some closely allied plant."

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 259 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 67 [secondary reference]

Powell, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Apiaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 3: 107 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 774 [secondary reference]

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (formerly naturalised), NSW (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (formerly naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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