Andrews, C.R.P. (1904), Additions to the West Australian Flora. Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society 2(1): 37-38 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "I found this species in flower on sand plains north of Esperance in October, 1903."

Wilson, Paul G. (10 December 1970), A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae). Nuytsia 1(1): 55-56, Map 9 [secondary reference]

• Type: " "I found this species in flower on sand plains north of Esperance in October, 1903."Holotypus: PERTH; iso.: NSW 69246."

taxonomic synonym: Eriostemon apricus Diels legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eriostemon gibbosus Luehm. ex Ewart legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phebalium apricum (Diels) Ewart & B.Rees legitimate

• Etymology: "Named after W.V. Fitzgerald."

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): 261 [basionym]

basionym of: Philotheca fitzgeraldii (C.R.P.Andrews) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Philotheca. Flora of Australia 26: 411 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Philotheca fitzgeraldii (C.R.P.Andrews) Paul G.Wilson legitimate

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