Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (14 February 1905), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(4): 539, fig. 61 A-B [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in distr. Austin pr. Menzies meridiem versus in fruticetis apertis lutoso-arenosis flor. m. Oct. (E. PRITZEL PL. Austr. occ. 847, D. 5131)."

Grieve, B.J. & Blackall, W.E. (1982), How to know Western Australian wildflowers: a key to the flora of the extratropical regions of Western Australia Edn. 2, 4: 649 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 152, 153 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eremophila exotrachys Kraenzl. legitimate

Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1342 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Eremophila exotrachys Kraenzl. legitimate

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 341 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. (2007), Eremophila and allied genera: 302-303 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Coolgardie Goldfield, Western Austrlaia, x.1901, E.Pritzel 847 (AD, lectotype here designated; isolectotypes (A, BM, BR, G, HBG, L, M, MEL, MO, NSW, P, S, W).

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

• Etymology: "Greek platy-, broad; thamnos, bush."

Brown, A. & Buirchell, B. (2011), A field guide to the eremophilas of Western Australia: 222 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "platythamnos (broad bush), refers to the shape of the plant."

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