Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(52): 38-39 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In vicinia lacus Barleei; J. Forrest."

• Etymology: "Speciem mundulam tribuo viro excellenti Joanni Bruce, militum tribuno, nunc Australiae occidentalis administratori vice-regali, sub cujus benignis auspiciis plantae detector intrepidus iter suum arduum susdepit et perfecit."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 11 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 20 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 320, Fig. 39 D-F [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 52-53 [secondary reference]

• Type: " "In vicinia lacus Barleei; J. Forrest." Holotypus MEL 4533."

• Etymology: "Named in honour of Lt. Col. John Bruce."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 104 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae). Nuytsia 12(2): 257 [basionym]

basionym of: Philotheca brucei (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 400 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca brucei (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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