Willdenow, C.L. (1800), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 3(1): 833 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hibiscus praemorsa L.f. legitimate

Fryxell, P.A. (23 December 1988), The genus Pavonia Cav. (Malvaceae: Malvavisceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 6(3): 308 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: An African species cultivated in Australia (see P.A.Fryxell, Nuytsia 6(3) 308 (1988)).

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