Smith, J.E. (1798), The Characters of Twenty New Genera of Plants. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 216-217 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 516 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (18 September 1854), Definitions of rare or hitherto undescribed Australian plants, chiefly collected within the boundaries of the colony of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Victoria 1: 10 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 141 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 259 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Corethrostylis Endl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 16 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Corethrostylis Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asterochiton Turcz. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 29 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Corethrostylis Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asterochiton Turcz. 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): 377-379 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 58 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 384 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek lasios, hairy, shaggy; petalon, leaf, petal: alluding to the hairy calyx."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 572 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek lasios, hairy, shaggy; petalon, leaf, petal: alluding to the hairy calyx."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 84 [secondary reference]

common name: Velvet Bush [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 204 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 89 [secondary reference]

common name: Velvet Bush [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 205 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Sterculiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 84 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Sterculiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 135 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Sterculiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 309-311 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 236 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Sterculiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 326 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Sterculiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 309 [secondary reference]

Bayer, C. & Kubitzki, K. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2002), Malvaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 5: 246 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 895 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Corethrostylis Endl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Corethrostyles Benth. & Hook.f. orth. var.

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

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 469 [secondary reference]

Shepherd, K.A. & Wilkins, C.F. (13 July 2018), Typification of Lasiopetalum and an interim key to the Western Australian species of the genus (Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae). Nuytsia 29: 182, Figs 1,2,3 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Lectotype [sic], here designated: Lasiopetalum ferrugineum Sm. ex Andrews."

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