Hooker, J.D. (13 May 1856), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(2): 93, pl. XV [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Abundant in dry and stony places in various parts of the Island Lawrence, Gunn, etc."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 172 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 78 [secondary reference]

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

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 36 [secondary reference]

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

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

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 728-729 [secondary reference]

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: 143-144 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 186 [secondary reference]

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

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 122 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Lee, A.T. & Thompson, J. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of New South Wales, National Herbarium of New South Wales 101(2): 135 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Hovea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 515 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Ross, J.H. (24 July 1996), Notes on Hovea R.Br. (Fabaceae): 6. Muelleria 9: 15 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Tasmania, 1833, R.Gunn 139. LECTOTYPE (here selected): K.

Ross, J.H. (24 July 1996), Notes on Hovea R.Br. (Fabaceae): 6. Muelleria 9: 15 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

Thompson, I.R. (8 March 2001), Morphometric analysis and revision of eastern Australian Hovea (Brongniartieae - Fabaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 14(1): 42, fig. 18a-h, map 19a [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hovea heterophylla f. decipiens Domin legitimate

Thompson, I.R. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Hovea. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 491 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Hovea heterophylla A.Cunn. ex Hook.f. f. heterophylla legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hovea heterophylla f. typica Domin nom. inval. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Hovea heterophylla f. decipiens Domin legitimate misapplication: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate by Ross, J.H. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Hovea. Flora of Victoria 3: 805, Fig. 163a misapplication: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate by Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 25

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 45 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br. legitimate by Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 25

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