Endlicher, S.F.L. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Rutaceae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 16, adnot. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Barren ground at the base of Peel's Range, interior of N.S.W. (A. Cunningh. Juni. 1817.)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 123 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eriostemon difformis A.Cunn. ex Endl. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 335 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Eriostemon difformis var. teretifolius Benth. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 342, Fig. 154F [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon difformis var. teretifolius Benth. legitimate

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 498, Fig. 664F [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon difformis var. teretifolius Benth. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 31, Map 2 [secondary reference]

• Type: " "Barren ground at the base of Peel's Range, [= Cocoparra Range]. interior of N.S.W. (A. Cunningh. Juni. 1817.)" Holotypus: K (photo seen] labelled "A. Cunningham No. 162 June 1817, Peels Range, N.S.Wales." Compared by Dr S.T. Blake with a D.W.C. Shiress collection from Griffith (AD 96425185, dupl. of NSW 68909) and found to be the same."

nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon difformis var. teretifolius Benth. legitimate

• Etymology: "brevis = short, folium = leaf."

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 31 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Eriostemon angustifolius Paul G.Wilson legitimate by Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 342, Fig. 154F

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Eriostemon angustifolius Paul G.Wilson legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 498, Fig. 664F

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 444 [secondary reference]

common name: Downy Waxflower [n/a]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Rutaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 195 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 192 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Eriostemon difformis var. teretifolius Benth. legitimate

Weston, P.H. & Porteners, M.F. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Eriostemon. Flora of New South Wales 2: 252 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae). Nuytsia 12(2): 246 [basionym]

basionym of: Philotheca brevifolia (A.Cunn. ex Endl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Weston, P.H. & Harden G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Philotheca. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 295 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca brevifolia (A.Cunn. ex Endl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Eriostemon brevifolium Endl. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Philotheca angustifolia (Paul G.Wilson) Paul G.Wilson legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 498, Fig. 664F

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 379 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca brevifolia (A.Cunn. ex Endl.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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