Miquel, F.A.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Malvaceae. Plantae Preissianae 1(2): 238 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in insula Penguin-Island, 14. Nov. 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 1893."

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 186 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg.

Barker, R.M. & Conran, J.G. (8 February 2007), Malva preissiana Miq., an overlooked name for Lavatera plebeia Sims (Malvaceae), with a note on variation within the species. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 21: 71 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Lavatera australis Colla nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia var. tomentosa Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Althaea plebeia (Sims) Schult. ex Steud. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malva behriana Schltdl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lavatera behriana (Schltdl.) Schltdl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia var. eremaea J.M.Black legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malva australiana M.F.Ray legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Lavatera australis Colla nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeja var. tomentosa Hook. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia var. tomentosa Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malva preissiana subsp. Coastal (V.Stajsic 5182) [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 166-167 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 185 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeja var. eremaea J.M.Black orth. var. by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 373 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 373, Fig. 164, A-E pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 554, Fig. 712, A-E pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Lavatera. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 833 pro parte misapplication: Malva behriana Schltdl. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 93 doubtful misapplication: Lavatera hispida Desf. legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 186

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), Vic, Tas

Conran, J.G., Barker, R.M. & Rippey, E. (10 July 2012), Malva weinmanniana (Besser ex Rchb.) Conran, a new name for the pink-flowered form of M. preissiana Schltdl. (Malvaceae). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 25: 18-21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lavatera australis Colla nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia var. tomentosa Hook. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 166-167 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 185 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia var. eremaea J.M.Black legitimate by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 373 pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 554, Fig. 712, A-E pro parte misapplication: Lavatera plebeia Sims nom. illeg. by Barker, W.R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Lavatera. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2: 833 pro parte misapplication: Malva behriana Schltdl. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 93 doubtful misapplication: Lavatera hispida Desf. legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 186

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 322 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 54 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Malva australiana M.F.Ray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lavatera plebeia var. tomentosa Hook. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Lavatera cretica L. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 84

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