Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (28 November 1829), Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 11: 462, t. 92 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Novae-Hollandiae orâ orientali (Port-Jackson, Fisch river)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 13 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 457 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (April 1873), Genera Plantarum 2(1): 479 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Bentham & Hooker indicate that this species belongs in the genus Centaurea but do not definitely associate the genus and specific epithet to make the combination.

Bailey, F.M. (1883), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora: 268 [basionym]

basionym of: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 200 [secondary reference]

alternative name: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 276 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 81 [secondary reference]

Soskov, Y.(G.)D. (1959), Botaniceskie Materialy Gerbarija Botaniceskogo instituti imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii nauk SSSR 19: 398 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Rhaponticum australe Soskov nom. inval.

Soják, J. (1962), Novitates Botanicae et Delectus Seminum Horti Botanici Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis 48: 48 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate

Soskov, Y.(G.)D. (1971), Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 8: 255 [basionym]

basionym of: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soskov isonym

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 81 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate

Dittrich, M. (1984), Neukombinationen in der Gattung Stemmacantha Cass. (Compositae) mit Bemerkungen zur Typisierung einiger ihrer Arten. Candollea 39(1): 46 [basionym]

basionym of: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Asteraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 585, Fig. 82I [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Stemmacantha. Flora of New South Wales 3: 327 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Asteraceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 677 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate

Bean, A.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Asteraceae Subfam. 2. Carduoideae Trib. 1. Cardueae. Flora of Australia 37: 72 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate

Turner, I.M. (2016), Species names attributed to Bentham & Hooker's Genera Plantarum. Annales Botanici Fennici 53(5-6): 312 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Centaurea australis (Gaudich.) F.M.Bailey nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soják legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Rhaponticum australe (Gaudich.) Soskov isonym nomenclatural synonym: Stemmacantha australis (Gaudich.) Dittrich legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhaponticum australe Soskov nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW (presumed extinct), Vic (presumed extinct)

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