Medikus, F.K. (1792), Annalen der Botanick (Usteri) 1(3): 15 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Roemeria violacea Medikus, nom. illeg.

Black, J.M. (1931), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No. 29. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 55: 139 [secondary reference]

Rehder, A., Weatherby, C.A., Mansfield, R. & Green, M.L. (1935), Conservation of later generic homonyms. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1935(6-9): 467 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 367 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Johann Romer (1763-1819), Professor of Botany at Zurich."

Kadereit, J.W. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Papaveraceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 505 [secondary reference]

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

Kiger, R.W. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Papaveraceae. Flora of Australia 2: 396 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 744 [secondary reference]

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