Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(9): 203, t. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In plagis interioribus boreali-occidentalibus coloniae South Australia. John Macdouall Stuart."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 69 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 89 [secondary reference]

Krause, K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1912), Goodeniaceae. Das Pflanzenreich IV, 54(277): 75 [basionym]

basionym of: Goodenia grandiflora var. nicholsonii (F.Muell.) K.Krause legitimate

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 557 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Goodenia grandiflora var. nicholsonii (F.Muell.) K.Krause legitimate

Carolin, R.C. (12 April 1990), Nomenclatural notes and new taxa in the genus Goodenia (Goodeniaceae). Telopea 3(4): 551 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "SOUTH AUSTRALIA: NW interior of South Australia, Macdougall [sic] Stuart (MEL 23060 pro parte). ISOLECTOTYPE: K."

Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Goodenia. Flora of Australia 35: 253 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Goodenia cycloptera R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Goodenia nicholsoni F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Goodenia cycloptera R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Goodenia cycloptera R.Br. legitimate

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