Aiton, W.T. (1812), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 4: 275 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 171-176 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Poiretia Sm. nom. illeg., nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Platychilum Laun. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Plagiolobium Sweet legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 38 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Poiretia Sm. nom. illeg., nom. rej.

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): 265-266 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 104-105 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 132 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 119, 203 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 305 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: After A. P. Hove, a Polish collector of plants for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 447 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 143 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 252 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 218-220 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 148 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 184 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1324 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Phusicarpos Poir. legitimate

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 133-140 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 270-272 [secondary reference]

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: 268 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. (29 March 1988), Notes on Hovea R. Br. (Fabaceae): 1. Muelleria 6(6): 425-428 [secondary reference]

Ross, J.H. (12 April 1989), Notes on Hovea R. Br. (Fabaceae): 2. Muelleria 7(1): 21-38 [secondary reference]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Hovea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 513 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 337 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plagiolobium Sweet legitimate

Ross, J.H. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Hovea. Flora of Victoria 3: 804-805 [secondary reference]

Thompson, I.R. (8 March 2001), Morphometric analysis and revision of eastern Australian Hovea (Brongniartieae - Fabaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 14(1): 79 [secondary reference]

• Type: Hovea longifolia R.Br.

• Text: "The opportunity is taken here to designate H. longifolia as the type species of the genus Hovea."

Thompson, I.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Hovea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 487-488 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 756 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 211 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 414 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Poiretia Sm. nom. illeg., nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Phusicarpos Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Platychilum Laun. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Plagiolobium Sweet legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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