Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1811), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 3: 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Brachysema latifolium R.Br.

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 9-14 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptosema Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kaleniczenkia Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burgesia F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 32 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptosema Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Kaleniczenkia Turcz. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Burgesia F.Muell. legitimate

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): 219-220 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 124 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 295 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek brakhys, short; sema, standard.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 432 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek brakhys, short; sema, standard"

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 242 [secondary reference]

Crisp, M.D. (30 June 1995), Revision of Brachysema (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). Australian Systematic Botany 8(3): 315 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pontania Lem. nom. inval., pro syn. nomenclatural synonym: Brachysema sect. Eubrachysema Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Cupulanthus Hutch. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 736 [secondary reference]

Chandler, G.T., Crisp, M.D., Cayzer, L.W. & Bayer, R.J. (31 October 2002), Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). Australian Systematic Botany 15(5): 623 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gastrolobium R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Brachyzema Jacques orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Leptosema Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Gastrolobium R.Br. legitimate

Barrett, R.L., Clugston, J.A.R., Cook, L.G., Crisp, M.D., Jobson, P.C., Lepschi, B.J., Renner, M.A.M. & Weston, P.H. (20 August 2021), Understanding diversity and systematics in Australian Fabaceae Tribe Mirbelieae. Diversity 13(8): 28 [online only] [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gastrolobium R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Gastrolobium R.Br. legitimate

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