Thompson, J. (26 September 1990), New species and new contributions in the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae) in New South Wales. Telopea 4(1): 4 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate

• Text: "For further synonymy see Ford and Vickery, op. cit. 303." [i.e. Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1: 303 (1950)]

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales 2: 439, pl. 29 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate common name: Sturt's Desert Pea [n/a]

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 469 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate taxonomic synonym: Donia speciosa G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginata Dombrain legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg.

Mitchell, A.A. & Wilcox, D.G. (1994), Arid shrubland plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 86-87 (photos, map) [secondary reference]

common name: Sturt pea [n/a]

Heenan, P.B. (1998), Phylogenetic analysis of the Carmichaelia complex, Clianthus and Swainsona (Fabaceae), from Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36(1): 21-40 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (1999), Willdampia, a new generic name for Sturt Pea. Western Australian Naturalist 22(3): 191 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate

Symon, D.E. (2000), Willdampia land or be wrecked?. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 104: 35-36 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate

Thompson, J. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Swainsona. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 606-607 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate common name: Sturt's Desert Pea [n/a]

Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia: 290, 294 (photos, map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Sturt's Desert Pea [n/a]

• Etymology: formosa: beautiful, handsome

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampierii F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate taxonomic synonym: Donia speciosa G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae R.Br. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae Walp. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. flore-albo-rubro-marginato Lem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginata Dombrain legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginata G.Nicholson nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginatus Wickham nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. tricolor Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus subsp. marginata (Dombrain) Asch. & Graebn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus var. oxleyi (A.Cunn.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus var. typicus Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae Ford & Vickery nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Comment: The names Clianthus dampieri var. dampieri, C. speciosus subsp. speciosus and C. speciosus var. speciosus have been listed by various authors (e.g. A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 749-750 (1991)), but these autonyms do not exist, in accordance with ICN Art. 27.2 (Melbourne Code, 2012).
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

Orchard, A.E. (2017), Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn., uncertain no more. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 170: 13 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Donia speciosa G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg.

• Comment: Orchard cites this name as "Clianthus formosus (G.Don) J.Thompson (1990)" [i.e. with the correct species epithet, authorship, and year of publication but the wrong genus name]. This is here treated as a correctable error.

George, A.S. (2018), The type of Sturt pea found. Swainsona 31: 52 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Donia formosa G.Don legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus dampierii F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Willdampia formosa (G.Don) A.S.George legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Donia speciosa G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus oxleyi A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae R.Br. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae Walp. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. flore-albo-rubro-marginato Lem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginata Dombrain legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginata G.Nicholson nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. marginatus Wickham nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus dampieri var. tricolor Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus subsp. marginata (Dombrain) Asch. & Graebn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus var. oxleyi (A.Cunn.) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Clianthus speciosus var. typicus Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Colutea novaehollandiae Ford & Vickery nom. inval., pro syn.

• APC Comment: The names Clianthus dampieri var. dampieri, C. speciosus subsp. speciosus and C. speciosus var. speciosus have been listed by various authors (e.g. A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 749-750 (1991)), but these autonyms do not exist, in accordance with ICN Art. 27.2 (Melbourne Code, 2012).
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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