Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1830), Rubiaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 607 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Port Jackson legit et mecum comm. cl. Gaudichaud"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 13 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 446 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium vagans Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate

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: 82 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 71 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Galium umbrosum G.Forst. ex Hook.f. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 257 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 188 [basionym]

basionym of: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudii (DC.) Maiden & Betche legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 538 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium umbrosum G.Forst. ex Hook.f. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. by Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 446

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1184 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium vagans Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 799 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium ciliare Hook.f. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 358 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 272 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium vagans Hook.f. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 339, Fig. 343. [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 618 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Bedstraw [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 620 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Bedstraw [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 367-370, Fig. 4 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "[New South Wales], in Nova-Hollandia ad Port Jackson, Gaudichaud (G-DC). ISOTYPES (?): E, K (ex Herb. J. Gay)."

nomenclatural synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudii (DC.) Maiden & Betche legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. typicum Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J. (13 October 1983), A revision of Galium (Rubiaceae) in Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 2(4): 370 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 799

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 154 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Rubiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 332-333, Fig. 47E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudii (DC.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium vagans Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium gaudichaudii var. typicum Domin nom. inval.

James, T.A. & Allen, W.K. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Galium. Flora of New South Wales 3: 486 [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Bedstraw [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 622, 624, Fig. 121d [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate common name: Rough Bedstraw [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 625 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 618

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 799

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

common name: Rough Bedstraw [n/a]

Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1): 96-97 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudii (DC.) Maiden & Betche legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Galium gaudichaudi DC. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudii (DC.) Maiden & Betche legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Galium umbrosum var. gaudichaudi Maiden & Betche orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Galium vagans Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Galium axiflorum F.Muell. ex Miq. f. axiflorum legitimate

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

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

pro parte misapplied to: Galium microlobum I.Thomps. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116

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

pro parte misapplied to: Galium gaudichaudii subsp. parviflorum I.Thomps. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116

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

pro parte misapplied to: Galium gaudichaudii DC. subsp. gaudichaudii legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116

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

pro parte misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 799

[pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill. legitimate by Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 116

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