Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 216 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mount Goningbear in N.S. Wales" [i.e. Koonenberry Mountain, Hermann Beckler, Victorian Exploring Expedition, 31 Dec. 1860, fide L.R.Gillbank, University of Melbourne, pers. comm. (2014)]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 61 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 247 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 480 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Note under var. sturtii.

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 143 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Malvaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 209 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hibiscus sturtii var. muelleri Benth. legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 46 [secondary reference]

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 330 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hibbertia muelleri Benth. legitimate

Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 330 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hibbertia muelleri Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Hibiscus sturtii var. grandiflora Benth. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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