Roth, A.W. (1821), Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae orientalis: 335 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "...accepi a Celeber. BENJ. HEYNE ex India orientali."

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 155, Fig. 177D-E [secondary reference]

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 155-156 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria exserta Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria brevis Domin legitimate misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 55 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 180 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (November 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(79): 156 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1883), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora: 97 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 66, 223 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 145 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 373 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 106 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 141 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 732 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (June 1930), Part II. Proteaceae–Papilionaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 62 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1970), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants Edn. 2: 65 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 239 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 395, Fig. 176 B2 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 119

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 33 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Crotalaria. Flora of New South Wales 2: 518 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 386, Fig. 114E [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 61, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Linnaeus, C. [filius] (April 1782), Supplementum Plantarum: 322

Holland, A.E. (30 September 2002), A review of Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 6(2): 313 [secondary reference]

• Type: East India, Heyne s.n., Wallich 5384 (syn: K, (photo at BRI)).

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(19): 55 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 180 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (November 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(79): 156 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1883), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora: 97 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 66, 223 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 145 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 373 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 106 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 141 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 732 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (June 1930), Part II. Proteaceae–Papilionaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 62 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. (ed.) (1970), Descriptive Catalogue of West Australian Plants Edn. 2: 65 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 239 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 395, Fig. 176 B2 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 119 misapplication: Crotalaria linifolia L.f. legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 275, 278, Fig. 44A

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Ninkaew, S., Balslev, H., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Chantaranothai, P. (2017), Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae: Faboideae) in continental Southeast Asia. Phytotaxa 320(1): 39, Fig. 17 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: "INDIA. Heyne 5384 (holotype K001120735!)."

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