Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 378 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in America calidiore."

Roxburgh, W. (1824), Flora Indica; or descriptions of Indian Plants, by the late William Roxburgh 2: 349 [basionym]

basionym of: Senna alata (L.) Roxb. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 49 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1863), A Record of the Plants collected by Mr Pemberton Walcott and Mr Maitland Brown, in the year 1861, during Mr F. Gregory's Exploring Expedition into North-West Australia. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal n. ser 17(2): 219 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 151 [secondary reference]

common name: Yellow-top [n/a] common name: Ringworm Shrub [n/a]

Wit, H.C.D. de (1955), The Genus Cassia in Malaysia. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 11: 231-234 [secondary reference]

• Type: "In Linnaeus Herb. 528.26 (in LINN)."

Symon, D.E. (December 1966), A revision of the genus Cassia L. Caesalpiniaceae in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 90: 94-95 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 238 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 15 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 37 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Senna alata (L.) Roxb. legitimate

Randell, B.R. & Barlow, B.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Senna. Flora of Australia 12: 127 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Senna alata (L.) Roxb. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Senna alata (L.) Roxb. legitimate

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