Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1835), Edwards's Botanical Register 20: 1722, pl. 1722 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A native of the south-west coast of New Holland, where its seeds were collected by Mr. Baxter. Our drawing was made in Mr. Knight's Nursery in April last."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 158 [basionym]

basionym of: Bossiaea ornata (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Ross, J.H. (24 May 2006), A conspectus of the Western Australian Bossiaea species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae). Muelleria 23: 47 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: 'A native of the south-west coast of New Holland, where its seeds were collected by Mr. Baxter. Our drawing was made in Mr Knight's Nursery in April last.'; lecto.: Bot. Reg. 20: t.1722 (here selected).

Ross, J.H. (24 May 2006), A conspectus of the Western Australian Bossiaea species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae). Muelleria 23: 47 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Bossiaea ornata (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Bossiaea ornata (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

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