Desfontaines, R.L. (1798), Flora Atlantica 2: 139 [tax. nov.]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 307-308 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek kytisos, name of a fodder-plant believed to be Medicago arborea, L.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 450 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kytisos, name of a fodder-plant believed to be Medicago arborea L."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 146 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 187 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Genista L. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 187 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Chamaecytisus Link legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 186 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Sarothamnus Wimm. nom. cons.

Polhill, R.M. (November 1978), (459) Proposal to conserve and retypify the name Cytisus Leguminosae). Taxon 27(5/6): 556 [secondary reference]

• Text: "3682 Cytisus Desfontaines, Flora Atlantica 2: 139. Nov. 1798 (nom. cons. prop.) T.: C. triflorus L'Heritier non Lamarck, nom. illeg. [Syn. tax.: C. villosus Pourret] (typ. cons.) (H) Cytisus Linnaeus, Sp. P1. 739. 1753 (nom. rejic. prop.) T.: C. sessilifolius L."

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 601 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 119 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (August 1982), Nomenclature. Report of the committee for Spermatophyta, 24. Taxon 31: 541 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Proposal 459. 3682 Cytisus Desfontaines *1798( (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) vs Cytisus Linnaeus (1753). Proposed by R.M.Polhill in Taxon 27: 556-559. 1979, ... Votes 12-0"

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 246 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Cytisus. Flora of New South Wales 2: 524 [secondary reference]

common name: Brooms [n/a]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 383 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sarothamnus Wimm. nom. cons.

Gardner, C.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Cytisus. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 505 [secondary reference]

common name: Brooms [n/a]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 251 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Calicotome Link legitimate taxonomic synonym: Chamaecytisus Link legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Cytisus L. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Sarothamnus Wimm. nom. cons.

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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