Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Myoporineae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 78, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In novae Cambriae australis interioris locis sterilibus copiosissimum (A. Cunningham)"

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Myoporum patens A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum strictum A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum dulce Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum rugulosum F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 104 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 237 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 375 [secondary reference]

common name: Ellangowan Poison-bush [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 520 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Myoporum mucronulatum A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum patens A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum strictum A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1164 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Myoporum patens A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum strictum A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum dulce Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum rugulosum F.Muell. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 779, Fig. 1113 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Myoporum mucronulatum A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum patens A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Myoporum strictum A.Cunn. ex A.DC. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Pencil Bush [n/a] common name: Carrot Bush [n/a] common name: Ellangowan Poison Bush [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Myoporaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 339 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 615 [secondary reference]

common name: Carrot-bush [n/a] common name: Pencil-bush [n/a] common name: Poison-bush [n/a] common name: Turkey-bush [n/a] common name: Dogwood [n/a] common name: Ellangowan Poison-bush [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 153 [secondary reference]

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: 622 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 3: 1339 [basionym]

basionym of: Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Myoporaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 463-464, Fig. 64G [secondary reference]

common name: Ellangowan Poison Bush [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Myoporaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 543 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock legitimate

Henderson, R.J.F. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (1997), Myoporaceae. Queensland Plants: Names and Distribution: 123 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Myoporaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 529 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. (2007), Eremophila and allied genera: 191 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Region of the interior of New South Wales, 22.v.1827, A. Cunningham s.n. (K, right hand specimen, lectotype here designated; isolectotypes: BRI, G-DC (photo seen, K, NSW).

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Eremophila deserti (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Chinnock legitimate

---