Loureiro, J. de (1790), Flora Cochinchinensis Edn. 1, 2: 460 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Rhynchosia volubilis Lour.

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 3897).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1858), Botanical report on the north-Australian expedition under the command of A.C. Gregory Esq. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 2: 141 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 265 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nomismia Wight & Arn. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 41 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 186 [basionym]

basionym of: Dolicholus sect. Rhynchosia (Lour.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 117 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 147 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 134 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 326 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From Greek rhynkhos, snout: alluding to the shape of the keel in some species.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 479 [secondary reference]

Grear, J.W. (1978), A Revision of the New World Species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae-Faboideae). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden: 1-168 [secondary reference]

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 169 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 127 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 326-328 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Rhynchosia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 424 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 147, 295 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dolicholus Medik. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Nomismia Wight & Arn. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae). Flora of the Kimberley Region: 431 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 96 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Rhynchosia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 574 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 214 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 740 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nomismia Wight & Arn. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Dolicholus Medik. nom. rej.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dolicholus sect. Rhynchosia (Lour.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dolicholus Medik. nom. rej.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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