Tate, R. (1890), A Handbook of the Flora of Extratropical South Australia: 69 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Koch, M. (1898), A List of Plants Collected on Mt Lyndhurst Run, S. Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 22: 108 [secondary reference]

• Text: "The exact locality is situated about 12 miles due north from the old Yeralina Head-station, ..."
• Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 1885 (1991), lists the name "Lotus australis var. behrianus M.Koch", however this is here treated as a secondary reference by Koch and not an attempt to publish a new name.

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 314 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lotus australis var. parviflorus Benth. legitimate

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 736 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lotus coccineus Schltdl. nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 461 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lotus coccineus Schltdl. nom. illeg.

Kramina, T. & Sokoloff, D. (2004), A taxonomic study of Lotus australis complex (Leguminosae), with special emphasis on plants from Pacific Ocean Islands. Adansonia 26(2): 194 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: Herb. Schomburgk, [Australia, Northern Territory], Mt Olga, [25 18'S, 130 44'E] (AD 98306152, photo seen).

• Comment: "the specimen is annotated by J.Z. Weber as a "?Type", but we see no direct evidence from the label that it was used by Tate to describe var.

Kramina, T. & Sokoloff, D. (2004), A taxonomic study of Lotus australis complex (Leguminosae), with special emphasis on plants from Pacific Ocean Islands. Adansonia 26(2): 194 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lotus cruentus Court legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Lotus cruentus Court legitimate

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