Candolle, A.P. de & Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de (1805), Flore Francaise Edn. 3, 4: 238 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Raphael, T.D. (1955), Tasmanian garden escapes. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 148 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 801 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kentron, spur; and anthos, flower."

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 277 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 209 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Valerianaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 647 [secondary reference]

Retter, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Valerianaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 448-449 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Valerianaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 647 [secondary reference]

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

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 932 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 165 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Kentranthus Curtis orth. var.

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

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