Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Compositae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 64 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "King Georges Sound et Swan-River. (Hügel.)"

Steetz, J. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1845), Compositae. Plantae Preissianae 1(3): 452 [basionym]

basionym of: Waitzia aurea (Benth.) Steetz legitimate

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 636 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Waitzia aurea (Benth.) Steetz legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The classification of the genus Waitzia Wendl. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 8(3): 471 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "'Freemantle', Hügel (W,isolectotype:K); syntype: 'King George's Sound', Hügel (W).",

Wilson, Paul G. (7 September 1992), The classification of the genus Waitzia Wendl. (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 8(3): 471 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Leptorhynchus aureus Benth. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Waitzia nitida (Lindl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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