Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 190 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "W. Australia. Swan River, Drummond, n. 104, 137, and 246 (females), and n. 275, 5th Coll. (males)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 13 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 24 [secondary reference]

Melville, R. (1967), Contributions to the Flora of Australia: VII. Generic delimitation in the Plagianthus complex. Kew Bulletin 20(3): 514 [basionym]

basionym of: Lawrencia diffusa (Benth.) Melville legitimate

Lander, N.S. (22 January 1985), Revision of the Australian genus Lawrencia Hook. (Malvaceae: Malveae). Nuytsia 5(2): 243-244 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Swan River, Western Australia, s.dat., J. Drummond 104 (lecto & isolecto: K)."

Lander, N.S. (22 January 1985), Revision of the Australian genus Lawrencia Hook. (Malvaceae: Malveae). Nuytsia 5(2): 243 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lawrencia diffusa (Benth.) Melville legitimate

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