Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 422 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(T.M!) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria Lithograms: t. 67 [secondary reference]

Heimerl, A. (1897), Beitrage zur Systematik der Nyctaginaceen: 27 [basionym]

basionym of: Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis (R.Br.) Heimerl legitimate

Fosberg, F.R. (1978), Studies in the genus Boerhavia L. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 39: 7-8 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "A specimen (Brown 10) indicated in the field notes as from "island a Nov. 24, 1802," but labelled "island a, b, e, f, g, h, l, main opp. Groote Island," ... by choosing Brown 10 as its lectotype, which is hereby done."

Pedley, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 34 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia diffusa L. legitimate

Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 9, 318, Fig. 3H-K, Map 8 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria Lithograms: t. 67

Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 10 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

Fosberg, F.R. (15 March 1988), New & noteworthy plants from Great Barrier Reef sand cays, Australia. Brittonia 40(1): 56 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: 'B. mutabilis lectotypified by Brown 10 (BM) is indeed a distinct paniculate, Australian species'.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 186 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 186 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis (R.Br.) Heimerl legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria Lithograms: t. 67

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate

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