Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 639. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Aethiopiae succulentis."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 543 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 146 [secondary reference]

Hewson, H.J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (25 December 1985), Melianthaceae. Flora of Australia 25: 1, Fig. 1, Map 1 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Honey Flower [n/a]

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

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 10 [secondary reference]

Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Melianthaceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 310 [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Honey Flower [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 241 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Melianthaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 139, Fig. 25b [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Honey-flower [n/a]

Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Melianthaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 363 [secondary reference]

common name: Cape Honey Flower [n/a]

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