Harvey, W.H. in Harvey, W.H. & Sonder, O.W. (ed.) (1862), Flora Capensis 2: 43 [tax. nov.]

Polhill, R.M. (1982), Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar: 293 [basionym]

basionym of: Crotalaria virgulata subsp. grantiana (Harv.) Polhill legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 279 [secondary reference]

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