Lindley, J. (1835), Note upon a handsome and hardy plant, called Clianthus puniceus. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ser. 2, 1: 522 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Donia speciosa G.Don legitimate

• Etymology: "It is named to commemorate the late John Oxley, Esq. Surveyor General, in whose first expedition to the interior it was discovered."
• Comment: nom. illeg., nom. superfl., as the epithet speciosus was available in Clianthus in 1835 and thus ought to have been adopted by Cunningham.

Brown, R. in Sturt, C. (1849), Botanical Appendix. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia 2: 71 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Walpers, W.G. (January 1852), Annales Botanices Systematicae 2(2): 368 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 214 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clianthus dampieri A.Cunn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 760 [basionym]

basionym of: Clianthus speciosus var. oxleyi (A.Cunn.) Domin legitimate

Ford, N. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), The correct name of Sturt's Desert Pea, Clianthus formosus (G.Don) comb. nov. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 303 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clianthus formosus (G.Don) Ford & Vickery legitimate

Thompson, J. (30 September 1993), A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5(3): 469 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Orchard, A.E. (2017), Kennedia speciosa A.Cunn., uncertain no more. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 170: 13 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps. legitimate

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