Janchen, E.E.A. (1907), Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins der Universitat Wien 4: 97 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gentiana maritima L. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 259 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea maritima (L.) Pers. legitimate

Melderis, A. (1972), Taxonomic studies on the European species of the genus Centaurium Hill. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 65: 248-249 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 523 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 140 [secondary reference]

Adams, L.G. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Gentianaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 81, Map 111 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gentiana maritima L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chironia maritima (L.) Willd. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea maritima (L.) Pers. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Gentianaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 315, Fig. 61g [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gentiana maritima L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea maritima (L.) Pers. legitimate common name: Sea Centaury [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Centaurion maritimum Janch. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Gentiana maritima L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chironia maritima (L.) Willd. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Erythraea maritima (L.) Pers. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 140

---