Mueller, F.J.H. von (August 1890), Descriptions of new Australian plants, with occasional other annotations (continued). The Victorian Naturalist 7(4): 46 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "At Moruya, near the Clyde, on sandy coast-land; W. Baeuerlen."

• Etymology: "The finder and myself have bestowed on this particularly handsome and rare plant the name of the honourable J. Carruthers, to mark permanently our recognition of the enlightened views, evinced by the honourable gentleman as Minister of Public Instruction of New South Wales, in which capacity he has also much promoted the interests of the Technologic Museum of Sydney, and therewith Mr. Maiden's and Mr. Baeuerlen's researches."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1890), Neue Litteratur: Descriptions of new Australian plants, with occasional other annotations. [Continued.]. Botanisches Centralblatt 43: 371 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 49 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 116 [basionym]

basionym of: Phebalium carruthersii (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 115, Map 29 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: " "At Moruya, near the Clyde, on sandy coastland, W. Baeuerlen." Lectotypus: MEL 4638 "Moruya, July 1887, William Bauerlen 564; iso.: MEL 4639; syntypes: MEL 4640 "Moruya, June 1890, William Baeuerlen 6", K (photo seen).

• Etymology: "named in honour of J. Carruthers, Minister of Public Instruction in New South Wales."

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 115 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phebalium carruthersii (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. (16 September 1998), New species and nomenclatural changes in Phebalium and related genera (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 12(2): 272 [basionym]

basionym of: Leionema carruthersii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Leionema. Flora of Australia 26: 444 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Leionema carruthersii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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